Gammarus setosus
Appearance
Gammarus setosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Gammaridae |
Genus: | Gammarus |
Species: | G. setosus
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Binomial name | |
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
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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]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.