Ampelisca parapacifica

Author
Goeke & Heard, 1984

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Min Depth
8 meters
Max Depth
189 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Venezuela; Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • infaunal
  • soft substrate (sand; mud)
References

  • Dojiri, M., and J. Sieg. 1987. Ingolfiella fuscina, new species (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of North America, and partial redescription of I. atlantisi Mills, 1967. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100(3): 494–505.­

  • Goeke, G. D., and R. W. Heard, Jr. 1983. Amphipods of the family Ampeliscidae (Gammaridea). I. Ampelisca bicarinata, a new species of amphipod from the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Research Reports 7(3): 217–223.

  • Margolis, L., T. E. McDonald, and E. L. Bousfield. 2000. The whale-lice (Amphipoda: Cyamidae) of the northeastern Pacific region. Amphipacifica 2(4): 63–117.

  • Winfield, I., E. Escobar-Briones, and F. Álvarez. 2001. Crustáceos peracáridos asociados a praderas de Ruppia maritima (Ruppiaceae) en la laguna de Alvarado, México. Anales del Instituto de Biología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoología 72(1): 29–41.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

LeCroy, S. E., R. Gasca, I. Winfield, M. Ortiz, and E. Escobar-Briones. 2009. Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 941–972 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-11-2024.

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