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Amphipoda

Amphipods
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Crustacea
Class :Malacostraca
Order:Amphipoda
Families
about 200
partial list
Alpheidae
Ampeliscidae
Amphilochidae
Ampithoidae
Anisogammaridae
Aoridae
Artesiidae
Bogideillidae
Bosminidae
Caprellidae
Corophiidae
Crangonyctidae
Eusiridae
Gammaridae
Hadziidae
Haustoriidae
Iphimediidae
Ischyroceridae
Leucothoidae
Liljeborgiidae
Lysianassidae
Melitidae
Phoxocephalidae
Sebidae
Talitridae
Amphipoda include about 4600 different species of small, shrimp-like crustaceans. Most amphipods are marine dwellers, although a few live in fresh water or are terrestrial. One species common to mid-Atlantic and esturine waters is Jassa falcata.

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