Gammarus chevreuxi
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Gammarus chevreuxi is a species of crustacean in family Gammaridae. It is a relatively newly discovered species, as first found by Sexton in 1913. As such, relatively few studies have centred upon it. The organism is very similar to Gammarid locusta, but there are certain constant characters which set it apart, for example, the antenna, the fourth sideplates and the third uropods [1]. It is found in various places in England, such as the Severn Estuary, and Portugal [2]
The G. chevreuxi is commonly known as the 'sand shrimp', despite being strictly defined as a Gammarid. The G . chvreuxi was first thought to belong in the family Genous Shrimpidious, due to its metabolic processes, which in turn we call 'BOB' - Beta Othologus Brominates.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Sexton, E.W (1913). "Description of a new species of brackish-water Gammarus G. chevreuxi, n. sp.". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 9 (4): 542-545.
- ^ Subida et al (March 2005). "Life history, reproduction and production of Gammarus chevreuxi (Amphipoda; Gammaridae) in the Ria de Aveiro, northwestern Portugal". Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24 (1): 82-100.
