Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814, (a skeleton shrimp)


2 Mar 2010 at OSGR: SY97 in Dorset, England

Record Summarygroup on underside of small boulder on seashore
Found asAdult (live)
Date2 March 2010
OS grid refOSGR: SY97
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher2 Mar 2010[E]
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Notes: The large pink one was a singleton, the others were found in a group; all beneath the same small boulder.

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