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Ericthonius Ledoyeri
''Ericthonius'' is a genus of amphipods in the family Ischyroceridae. There are at least 20 described species in ''Ericthonius''. Species These 23 species belong to the genus ''Ericthonius'': * '' Ericthonius argenteus'' Krapp-Schickel, 1993 * '' Ericthonius brasiliensis'' (Dana, 1853) * '' Ericthonius brevicarpus'' Vader & Myers, 1996 * '' Ericthonius convexus'' Ariyama, 2009 * '' Ericthonius coxacanthus'' Moore, 1988 * '' Ericthonius didymus'' Krapp-Schickel, 2013 * '' Ericthonius difformis'' H. Milne Edwards, 1830 * '' Ericthonius fasciatus'' (Stimpson, 1853) * '' Ericthonius forbesii'' Hughes & Lowry, 2006 * '' Ericthonius grebnitzkii'' Gurjanova, 1951 * '' Ericthonius latimanus'' * '' Ericthonius ledoyeri'' Barnard & Karaman, 1991 * '' Ericthonius macrodactylus'' * '' Ericthonius megalops'' (G. O. Sars, 1879) * '' Ericthonius parabrasiliensis'' Just, 2009 * '' Ericthonius pugnax'' * '' Ericthonius punctatus'' (Bate, 1857) * '' Ericthonius rodneyi'' Hughes & Lowry, 2006 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphipod
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far described. They are mostly marine animals, but are found in almost all aquatic environments. Some 1,900 species live in fresh water, and the order also includes the terrestrial sandhoppers such as ''Talitrus saltator''. Etymology and names The name ''Amphipoda'' comes, via New Latin ', from the Greek roots 'on both/all sides' and 'foot'. This contrasts with the related Isopoda, which have a single kind of thoracic leg. Particularly among anglers, amphipods are known as ''freshwater shrimp'', ''scuds'', or ''sideswimmers''. Description Anatomy The body of an amphipod is divided into 13 segments, which can be grouped into a head, a thorax and an abdomen. The head is fused to the thorax, and bears two pairs of antennae and one pair of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
