Patrick Ess, Schweiz
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Lysianassidae Dana, 1849
Lysianassidae is a family of crustaceans, the amphipods (flea crabs) with 57 genera. These amphipods live in associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydrozoans, etc.
These animals are very small, usually only a few millimeters in size. They are often quite colorful and have a striking pattern. In the English-speaking world, they are colloquially called "Ladybug amphipod", which means something like ladybug crab.
The unidentified orange-colored amphipod from Indonesia is always seen in photos in association with hydrozoans. On the internet it is called Lysianassidae sp. designated.
Lysianassidae is a family of crustaceans, the amphipods (flea crabs) with 57 genera. These amphipods live in associations with corals, sponges, crinoids and hydrozoans, etc.
These animals are very small, usually only a few millimeters in size. They are often quite colorful and have a striking pattern. In the English-speaking world, they are colloquially called "Ladybug amphipod", which means something like ladybug crab.
The unidentified orange-colored amphipod from Indonesia is always seen in photos in association with hydrozoans. On the internet it is called Lysianassidae sp. designated.
