Strongly laterally flattened species, with spikes along the edge of some of the segments of the abdomen and edges of the abdominal side-plates. Seven pairs of legs, first two chelate (with claws). Pale pink to bright red.

At a glance

Amphipod at a glance

Habitat Intertidal areas in mud under rocks, to depth of 10 m
Size Can grow to around 20 mm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia
Habitat
Intertidal areas in mud under rocks, to depth of 10 m
Size
Can grow to around 20 mm
Common Name Amphipod
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
SuperorderPeracarida
SuborderSenticaudata
InfraorderHadziida
SuperfamilyHadzioidea
FamilyMaeridae
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
References and dates
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Updated Sun 25 Sep 2022 @ 00:00 AM
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