20 Limapontia depressa. Menai Strait, Wales.

20 Limapontia depressa. Menai Strait, Wales.

Juveniles, 1-2.5 mm long in April, before Vaucheria blanket developed. Submerged in shallow channel draining muddy sand, salinity circa 30‰. About 1000/ sq. metre. Apparently feeding on orange-brown growth (possibly diatoms) coating the substrate.

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