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Bemlos achire (J.L. Barnard, 1979)

amphipodo, Amphipods

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Amphipoda

Suborder
Corophiidea

Family
Aoridae

Genus
Bemlos

Species
achire

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lembos achire J.L. Barnard, 1979, fide Appeltans et al. 2010

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands in Academy Bay of Santa Cruz)

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Barnard, J.L. (1979) Littoral Gammaridean Amphipoda from de Gulf of California and the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contrib. Zool. 271: 1-149.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Bemlos achire", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15477. Accessed 1 November 2026.