Cumacean

Cumella antipai

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–3 m

A minute hooded shrimp, this cumacean lives in just a metre or few of water on bay and nearshore bottoms. It sifts organic particles from the sediment, its swollen front end and slim tail giving the group its comma like shape.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Cumacea › Nannastacidae › Cumella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 182552.