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Mimonectes sphaericus Bovallius, 1885

amphipodo, Amphipods

Sexually mature males 10mm, females 18mm.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Amphipoda

Suborder
Hyperiidea

Superfamily
Scinoidea

Family
Mimonectidae

Genus
Mimonectes

Species
sphaericus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Northern and tropical regions of the atlantic ocean, Indianocena, Pacific ocean, including Galapgos Island and Antartic Waters

References

  • Vinogradov, M.E. Volkov, A.F. & Semenova, T.N. (1996) Hyperiid Amphipods (Amphipoda, Hyperiidea) of the World Oceans. Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C.

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