Photo 931230, (c) Wendy Feltham, all rights reserved, uploaded by Wendy Feltham

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What

Sea Lettuce Sea Flea (Ampithoe lacertosa)

Observer

wendy5

Date

June 16, 2014

Description

This is Ampithoe lacertosa or the Sea Lettuce Sea Flea. I thought it was a green shrimp until I tried to ID it. It's bright green, the same color as Sea Lettuce (Uva lactuca) and only about 1" long. I observed it in a clear plastic container as it madly shot about trying to escape, then returned it to its tide pool.

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