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Pleustidae
Pleustidae is a family of amphipods belonging to the order Amphipoda. Genera The family contains 36 genera in 12 subfamilies: * Subfamily Atylopsinae **''Atylopsis'' **''Myzotarsa'' * Subfamily Austropleustinae **''Austropleustes'' **''Tepidopleustes'' * Subfamily Dactylopleustinae **''Dactylopleustes'' * Subfamily Eosymtinae **''Cognateosymtes'' **''Eosymtes'' * Subfamily Mesopleustinae **''Mesopleustes'' * Subfamily Neopleustinae **''Hendrycksopleustes'' **''Neopleustes'' **''Pleustostenus'' **''Shoemakeroides'' * Subfamily Parapleustinae **''Chromopleustes'' **''Commensipleustes'' **''Gnathopleustes'' **''Incisocalliope'' **''Micropleustes'' **''Parapleustes'' **''Trachypleustes'' * Subfamily Pleusirinae **''Pleusirus'' * Subfamily Pleustinae **''Pleustes'' **''Thorlaksonius'' * Subfamily Pleustoidinae **''Pleustoides'' * Subfamily Pleusymtinae **''Anomalosymtes'' **''Budnikopleustes'' **''Heteropleustes'' **''Holopleustes'' **''Kamptopl ... [...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] |
