Definition of Amphipoda. Meaning of Amphipoda. Synonyms of Amphipoda

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Definition of Amphipoda

Amphipoda
Amphipoda Am*phip"o*da, n. pl. [NL., FR. Gr. ? + ?, ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.

Meaning of Amphipoda from wikipedia

- Amphipoda (/æmˈfɪpədə/) is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods (/ˈæmfɪpɒdz/)...
- Glyphipterix amphipoda is a species of sedge moth in the genus Glyphipterix. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
- Hyperia may refer to: Hyperia (crustacean), a genus of the order Amphipoda Hyperia (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Thorpe Park, England Amorgos...
- marine environment, common examples of mesograzers are small Gastropoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and small Crustaceans. Mesograzers consume a variety of marine...
- locusta is a species in the family Gammaridae ("scuds"), in the order Amphipoda ("amphipods"). bugguide.net Gammarus locusta species information. Integrated...
- Caprelloidea is a superfamily of marine crustaceans in the order Amphipoda. It includes "untypical" forms of amphipods, such as the skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae)...
- of amphipods, small aquatic crustaceans. Unlike the other suborders of Amphipoda, hyperiids are exclusively marine and do not occur in fresh water. Hyperiids...
- stebbingi Vosseler, 1901 James K. Lowry (2003). "Phronimidae". Peracarida : Amphipoda, ****acea, Mysidacea. Volume 2, Part 2 of Crustacea: Malacostraca in Zoological...
- Gammaridea is one of the suborders of the order Amphipoda, comprising small, shrimp-like crustaceans. Until recently, in a traditional classification...
- G. S. Karaman (1991). "The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Part 2" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum...