Amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 3–5 m

A tiny tube building amphipod of brackish and shallow marine sediments, this species digs U shaped burrows in muddy bottoms where a male and female often share a tube. It also turns up among oyster reefs, seagrass and algal mats, sieving and gathering particles to eat.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Aoridae › Grandidierella

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 238740.