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DiBickers wrote:
3 Apr 2025
@MichaelMulvaney this looks like a Terrestrial Amphipod to me aka Lawn Shrimp. Family Arcitalitridae, possibly in Genus Arcitalitrus. Are you able to Suggest and/or Verify it to that taxon (as I don’t have access to those categories). Thanks so much😊
Amphipod (order Amphipoda, family Talitridae)
MattBeitzel wrote:
16 Jun 2024
Id agree. The only other option would be a juvenile clam shrimp Conchostraca, but the shape and size looks like an ostracod
Podocopida (Order)
AndyRoo wrote:
8 Jun 2023
Thanks Trevor.
Armadillidium vulgare
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
24 Sep 2022
Possibly a member of the Chaetophiloscia genus.
Philosciidae (family)
NedJohnston wrote:
10 Aug 2022
It was a while ago so I can't be sure but I seem to remember them being something like 2-3 cm. I'd expected them to be much smaller and I was certainly suprised to see them in such an urban wetland!
Paratya australiensis

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