Image of Tritella pilimana Mayer 1890

Description:

In this ventral view of the posterior half of the body (head is to right), the flat leaflike gills can be seen on midsections of pereonites 3 and 4 (part of the second gnathopods can be seen at the right on pereonite 2). Ahead of each gill is a small bump which is the vestigial pereopod for that pereonite. Pereonites 5-7 on the left have well-developed pereopods which act as claws to attach the animal to the eelgrass.