Nototropis swammerdamei
| Nototropis swammerdamei | |
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| N. swammerdamei from the Belgian continental shelf | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Atylidae |
| Genus: | Nototropis |
| Species: | N. swammerdamei
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| Binomial name | |
| Nototropis swammerdamei (Milne-Edwards, 1830)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ampithoe swammerdamei | |
Nototropis swammerdamei is an amphipod crustacean of the family Atylidae.[1]
Description[edit]
N. swammerdamei is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long, translucent white with some brown areas. Its first two segments are smooth, and the third sometimes has a tooth on the back. Its first pair of legs is small, the second pair is larger, then the next legs are separated by a gap. The third and fourth pairs of legs are small, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh are long.[2]
Distribution[edit]
It can be found along the shore[3] and sublittoral zones near sand and algae throughout Europe, from the Arctic Circle by Norway to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
Taxonomic history[edit]
The species was first described as Amphithoe swammerdamei in 1830 by Henri Milne-Edwards.[1] It was named after Jan Swammerdam, a Dutch biologist.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Lowry, Jim; Horton, Tammy (2013). "Nototropis swammerdamei (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (February 23, 2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford University Press. Suborder Gammaridea, section 3 "Atylidae". ISBN 9780192516466 – via Google Books.
- ^ Knowles, M. C.; Hartmeyer, R. (1915). Results of a Biological Survey of Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 56 – via Google Books.