Photis melanica

Author
McKinney, 1980

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
6 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Gulf of Mexico; Venezuela
Habitat-Biology
  • epibenthic
  • soft substrate (sand; mud)
  • shell hash
References

  • LeCroy, S. E. 1995. Amphipod Crustacea III. Family Colomastigidae. Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises 9(2): 1–139.

  • 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.

  • McKinney, L. D. 1980a. Four new and unusual amphipods from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93(1): 83–103.

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, 05-08-2024.

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