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Amphipoda (/ æ m ˈ f ɪ p ə d ə /) is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods (/ ˈ æ m f ɪ p ɒ d z /) range in size from 1 to 340 millimetres (0.039 to 13 in) and are mostly detritivores or scavengers.
Gammaridae is a family of amphipods. In North America they are included among the folk taxonomic category of " scuds ", [ 1 ] and otherwise gammarids is usually used as a common name. They have a wide distribution, centered on Eurasia , and are euryhaline as a lineage, inhabiting fresh to marine waters.
Phronima is a genus of small, deep sea hyperiid amphipods of the family Phronimidae. It is found throughout the world's oceans, except in polar regions. [1] Phronima species live in the pelagic zone of the deep ocean. Their bodies are semitransparent.
Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas. The name sand flea is misleading, though, because these talitrid amphipods are not siphonapterans (true fleas), do not bite people, and are not limited to sandy beaches. [1]
Salamanders and newts . Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — has bred at least once [citation needed]; Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) (naturalised) [1]; Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex) [2]
Marine biologists have captured a rare sight of a giant pod of over 1,500 dolphins leaping and swimming off the California coast.. The “super pod” of Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel ...
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Iphimedia is a genus of amphipods which belongs to the family Iphimediidae in the arthropod group Amphipoda. [1] It is the only genus of the family to have species which live in tropical waters. All other genera of the family are only found in cold or deep oceans. [2]