Here's a little Isopod that forgot to shave or wax itself in the morning.
http://www.flickr.co.../in/photostream
Could have sworn I tracked it down a couple of months back when I first reviewed it back at home back
damned if I can find it again in any of my references. Believe it is commonly referred to as a Sea Mite and
it feeds on decaying algae.
Cheers,
Jim.
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JimSwims
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 05:54 AM
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 07:17 AM
Hi Jim - Isopod yes. Looks like family Sphaeromatidae. For your part of the world Dr. Niel Bruce is the expert on sphaeromatids. He's at the Queensland Museum
http://www.theworksh...le/B/Niel Bruce
http://www.theworksh...le/B/Niel Bruce
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JimSwims
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Posted 08 April 2012 - 03:54 AM
Thanks Leslie I've sent an ID enquiry to him via the QM contact form.
Cheers,
Jim.
Cheers,
Jim.
My photostream on Flickr My gallery on Redbubble
D90 in Nexus; 60mm, Woody's Diopter, 105mm, SubSee +5 & +10 magnifiers, 10-17mm, Kenko 1.4 TC, 10-24mm, 18-55mm & Inon Z240 strobes.
