Argissa hamatipes

Author
Norman, 1869

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Min Depth
2 meters
Max Depth
1720 meters
Overall Geographic Range
northeastern, northwestern Atlantic; northeastern Pacific; Arctic Ocean; South Africa
Habitat-Biology
  • epibenthic
  • hard substrate
  • pelagic
  • soft substrate (sand; mud)
References

  • LeCroy, S. E. 2000. An illustrated identification guide to the nearshore marine and estuarine gammaridean Amphipoda of Florida. Volume 1. Families Gammaridae, Hadziidae, Isaeidae, Melitidae and Oedicerotidae. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, Florida. 195 pp.

  • McCain, J. C. 1970. Familial taxa within the Caprellidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 82(65): 837–842.

  • Rakocinski, C., R. W. Heard, T. Simons, and D. Gledhill. 1991. Macroinvertebrate associations from beaches of selected barrier islands in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Important environmental relationships. Bulletin of Marine Science 48(3): 689–701.

Endnotes

  • The broad geographic distribution and depth range, as well as the wide variety of habitat types in which this species occurs, suggest that a complex of very similar species may be represented and Gulf of Mexico material may prove to be new.

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, 05-09-2024.

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