Organisms

Amphipoda

An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.

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Abstract

An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Amphipods
  • Amphipod
  • Amphipodas

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Crustacea (1965-2002)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.055w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Amphipoda. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033304. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033304
  2. Amphipoda. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipoda
  3. Amphipoda. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193418