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Kamakidae
Kamakidae is a family of amphipods belonging to the order Amphipoda 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 desc .... Genera: * '' Aloiloi'' J.L.Barnard, 1970 * '' Amphideutopus'' J.L.Barnard, 1959 * '' Aorcho'' J.L.Barnard, 1961 * '' Aorchoides'' Ledoyer, 1972 * '' Cerapopsis'' Della Valle, 1893 * '' Gammaropsella'' Myers, 1995 * '' Heterokamaka'' Ariyama, 2008 * '' Kamaka'' Derzhavin, 1923 * '' Ledoyerella'' Myers, 1973 * '' Natarajphotis'' Peethambaran, 1998 * '' Paraloiloi'' Myers, 1995 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18402661 Corophiidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphipods
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 ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphipoda
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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaka (crustacean)
Kamaka may refer to: *Kamaka (island), a small island in French Polynesia *Kamaka Ukulele *Kamakã languages, a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía near Brazil's Atlantic coast * Kamaka, a former gold town and railway station in New Zealand People *Kai Kamaka III, American mixed martial artist * Kamakaimoku, Hawaiian chiefess in early 18th century *Kamaka Hepa, American college basketball player *Kamaka Kūkona, American musician *Kamaka Stillman ''Ke Aliʻi'' Kamaka Oukamakaokawaukeoiopiopio Stillman (1833–1924) was an aliʻi (hereditary noble) of the Kingdom of Hawaii as well a prominent figure after its overthrow through equestrianism as a Paʻu rider in the Kamehameha Day celebration ..., Hawaiian noble * McRonald Kamaka, also known as "King Kamaka", a professional wrestler with the ring name "Tor Kamata" {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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