red mite revisited

A while ago Lndr posted this image of an odd red crustacean. I was never satisfied with the tentative id "red mite" so I downloaded the image to be able to show it to any & all crustacean people I encountered. Yesterday I showed it to Jim Thomas, an amphipod expert, who immediated id'ed it as an Podocerus amphipod. He said the red color, clinging posture, and orientation of the legs were all quite characteristic of the genus. Other members of the genus are nudibranch mimics & have gorgeous coloration - see

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=2641 and

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=2608

Hi Leslie,

Thanks for putting a name to this amphipod, we just call it the red amphipod. There is a very similar one which has a prominant white stripe down its back.

cheers

Lndr