Marphysa kertehensis

Marphysa kertehensisThe body is rounded in cross-section in the front and middle, then flattened from back to belly farther back. Five unjointed appendages form a semicircle on the head. Live specimens are red. Collection records describe specimens in gravelly muddy sand in mangrove intertidal habitat, burrowing inside driftwood. It is known only from the original collection area at Kerteh River, Terengganu, Malaysia.What does it look like?The body is rounded in cross-section in the front and middle, then flattened from back to belly farther back.Where was it collected?Collection records describe specimens in gravelly muddy sand in mangrove intertidal habitat, burrowing inside driftwood.Five unjointed appendages form a semicircle on the head.Live specimens are red.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.