Cumacean

Cyclaspis simonae

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–3 m

A tiny cumacean crustacean of bays and nearshore shallows, living in just a metre or few of water over the bottom. It carries the hooded, comma shaped body typical of its kind, burrowing in soft sediment.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Cumacea › Bodotriidae › Cyclaspis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 181745.