Amphipod

Podocerus brasiliensis

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 0–22 m

This small amphipod lives perched on other organisms as part of the fouling community that crusts over hard surfaces, including the gear at mariculture sites. It clings on in shallow water down to about 22 metres, picking food from the passing current.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Podoceridae › Podocerus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 214744.