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Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle

[?]Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893:595 [probably distinct from Pacific material].

Amphilochus neapolitanus.—J. L. Barnard, 1962c:126, fig. 3; 1969b:83. [?Not Della Valle.]

DISTRIBUTION.—Possibly pantropical and warm-temperate, 0–80 m; eastern Pacific Ocean specific distribution; Cayucos California south to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, in the Gulf of California as yet recorded only from Bahía La Paz, 1 m; generally shallow water.
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Barnard, J. L. 1979. "Littoral Gammaridean Amphipoda from the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-149. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.271

Amphilochus neapolitanus

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Amphilochus neapolitanus also known as “algae louse” is a species of amphipod crustacean up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long.[2] It lives at depths of up to 80 metres (260 ft) throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and in parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to North Africa.[2] It is usually found on rocks among algae,[2] where it feeds by grazing.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Mario de Kluijver & Sarita Ingalsuo. "Amphilochus neapolitanus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
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Amphilochus neapolitanus: Brief Summary

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Amphilochus neapolitanus also known as “algae louse” is a species of amphipod crustacean up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long. It lives at depths of up to 80 metres (260 ft) throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and in parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to North Africa. It is usually found on rocks among algae, where it feeds by grazing.

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