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Amphipoda  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Amphipods
  • txid6821

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CMNL4VK2-D

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