Ladybug Amphipod (Cyproideidae sp.01)

Also known as Amphipod Crustaceans, Benthic Amphipod, Dalmatian Ladybug Amphipod, Dalmatian Ladybug, Ladybug, Sea Ladybug, Sea Ladybug Amphipod

Description

Also known as Amphipod Crustaceans, Benthic Amphipod, Dalmatian Ladybug Amphipod, Dalmatian Ladybug, Ladybug, Sea Ladybug, Sea Ladybug Amphipod.

Found in large numbers, on corals, crinoids, hydroids, nudibranch's, and sponges.
They feed on dead and decaying animals, algae, plants, and seaweeds.
Length - 0.3cm
Depth - ?m
Southern Hemisphere

Found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere - not much information on these cute looking critters! Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyproideidae

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