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| Record Summary | mating aggregations on green seaweed-covered wooden groynes |
| Found as | In cop. |
| Date | 23 April 2008 |
| Associated organism | Chlorophyceae |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SZ08 |
| Lat/Lon | 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W |
| Vice County | Dorset, VC no: 9 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 23 Apr 2008[C] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
Isolated individuals running very fast over surface of green seaweed on wooden groyne. Occasional aggregations presumably associated with newly-emerged females.
23rd April was 3 days after the Full Moon so this was during Spring tides.
The markings on the dorsum are very variable.
Maxillary palpi 2-segmented, tarsomere 5 trilobed.
The following literature was used to identify this find:
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