Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Thursday 17 April 2014

Amphipod

Found more of the non-native amphipod Arcitalitrus dorrieni yesterday in a garden in Rhoose.  It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has seen any?

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  1. Having been driven inside by cold wet French weather, I went hunting Arcitalitrus dorrieni on the web being a soft naturalist, and found this presentation as the first port of call which suggests that this beast is widespread around you Adam on the South Glamorgan coast and in Swansea Bay too. See:

    https://www.brc.ac.uk/downloads/Presentations/2012_TonyBarber_Amphipod.pdf

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  2. I know that Roy Perry had it in his garden in Dinas Powys a year or so ago.

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  3. Found one in my garden in Dinas Powys yesterday. Found out what it was by googling "garden prawn flea" :P

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