Gammarus setosus

Gammarus setosus is a gammarid amphipod that inhabits the northern coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Typically, this crustacean is found in the benthic sub-tidal or low inter-tidal regions.[1] Gammarus setosus reproduces once a year in the autumn.[2]

Gammarus setosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Gammaridae
Genus: Gammarus
Species:
G. setosus
Binomial name
Gammarus setosus
Dementieva, 1931

References

  1. V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1970). "Biology of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in Northwestern Atlantic". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 48 (4): 659–671. doi:10.1139/z70-124.
  2. V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1986). "The influence of photoperiod on the timing of reproductive cycles in Gammarus species (Crustacea, Amphipoda)" (abstract). American Zoologist. 26 (2): 459–467. doi:10.1093/icb/26.2.459.


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