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Characteristics of Amphipods
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Compressed body with Thorax and Abdomin
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14 pairs of appendages
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1 pair maxiliped
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2 pair grasping gnathopods
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2 forward directed legs
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3 backward directed legs
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3 pair swimmerets
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3 backward directed uropods
Caprellids
Order: Amphipoda
Class:
Caprellidae
They are found clinging to seaweeds and feeding on plankton in the water
column or scraping organic material off of available substrate
George Brooks© Copyright 2002 California Academy of Sciences
Hyperiidean (Right)
Order: Amphipoda
Class: hyperoche
Live in the water column or attached to other pelagic
organisms (Pearse and Buchsbaum 1987).
Photo by Camilo Khatchikian and Kate Hartman
Gammaridae (Below)
Order: Amphipoda
Family:
Gammarids
Photo by Camilo Khatchikian and Kate Hartman
Copepod (Right).jpg)
Class: Amphipoda
Family: Copepoda
Photo by Camilo Khatchikian and Kate Hartman |