Attheyella

Taxonomy

[Domain] Eukarya
[Kingdom] Animalia
[Phylum] Arthropoda
[Class] Hexanauplia
[Order] Harpacticoida
[Family] Canthocamptidae

Records associated with the genus Attheyella, rather than a more specific classification:

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Attheyella sp.

Also consider A. crassa (G.O.Sars), A. pygmaea (G.O.Sars), A. Zchokkei (Schmeil), and - most importantly - A. Duthiei (T and A Scott) - discovered in Shetland.
The photograph here does not have enough detail to fully identify this sample.

Visit #97 (September 9th, 2020) at Flatpunds Loch

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