12. Amphipoda Flashcards
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Q
Amphipoda (Scuds)
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Structure • Curved body shape • Flattened sideways • Four antennae, two long, two short • Five pairs walking legs
Behaviour
• Swim on the side or back
• Bury themselves under top layers of soft substrate
Habitat
• Under stones, amongst vegetation or on bottom debris
• Unpolluted rivers
