Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

ARTHROPODA : Crustacea
amphipods, isopods, shrimp, ostracods, krill, etc.

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corophiid amphipod Haplocheira plumosa	epimeriid amphipod Epimeria sp.

epimeriid amphipod Epimeria sp., possibly Epimeria robusta	eusirid amphipod Eusirus perdentatus
eusirid amphipod Eusirus perdentatus or propeperdentatus	eusirid amphipod probably Eusirus or Rhachotropis sp.

eusirid amphipod Paramoera walkeri
hyperiid amphipod Hyperia macrocephala	iphimediid amphipod Echiniphimedia sp., possibly E. hodgsoni

lysianassoid amphipod Abyssorchomene plebs	lysianassoid amphipod Hippomedon kergueleni
lysianassoid amphipod Orchomenella (Orchomenopsis) pinguides	lysianassoid amphipod
oedicerotid amphipod Monoculodes curtipediculus	pagetinid amphipod Pagetina sp., probably Pagetina antarctica
phoxocephalid amphipod Heterophoxus videns	sebid amphipod Seba antarctica

stenothoid amphipod Torometopa antarctica

stenothoid amphipod probably Metopoides sp.

arcturid isopod

arcturid isopods on sea spiders

chaetiliid isopod giant Antarctic isopod Glyptonotus antarcticus

flabelliferan isopod Natatolana sp. or Aega sp.

gnathiid isopod Caecognathia calva

munnid isopod Munna sp.

pleurogoniid isopod Austrosignum grande

serolid isopod Ceratoserolis meridionalis

stenetriid isopod

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calanoid copepod

parasitic copepod , possibly Eubrachiella antarctica

ice krill Euphausia crystallorophias

Antarctic krill Euphausia superba

myodocopid ostracod

podocopid ostracod

mysid

tanaid Nototanais dimorphus

barnacle Bathylasma corolliforme

stalked barnacle probably Weltnerium weltneri

shrimp probably Chorismus antarcticus

Antarctic crabs ?

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