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Paraphoxus calcaratus (Gurjanova, 1938)

Amphipodo, Amphipods

This species ocurrent in cold temperature submergent.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Amphipoda

Suborder
Gammaridea

Family
Phoxocephalidae

Genus
Paraphoxus

Species
calcaratus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Galapagos Islands (Barnard, J.L, 1964; Ortiz et al., 2004)

References

  • Barnard, J.L. (1964) Marine Crustacea of the Galápagos Islands. Galápagos International Scientific Project, January - March 1964, unpublished report: 1-11.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
  • Ortiz, M Jiménez, R., Tutasi, P., Arteaga, K., & García, R. (2004) Contribución al conocimiento de los anfípodos (Crustacea, Peracarida) del Ecuador. Ortiz, M., Jiménez, R., Tutasi, P., Arteaga, K., & García, R. (2004). Contribución al conocimiento de los anfípodos (Crustacea, Peracarida) del Ecuador.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Paraphoxus calcaratus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15209. Accessed 31 October 2026.