Nototropis swammerdamei

Nototropis swammerdamei
	N. swammerdamei from the Belgian continental shelf
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Atylidae
Genus:	Nototropis
Species:	N. swammerdamei
Binomial name
	Nototropis swammerdamei; (Milne-Edwards, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
	Ampithoe swammerdamei; (H. Milne Edwards, 1830); Atylus compressa; (Liljeborg, 1852); Atylus gordoniana; (Spence Bate, 1857); Atylus loughrini; (Spence Bate, 1862); Atylus swammerdamei; (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)

Nototropis swammerdamei is an amphipod crustacean of the family Atylidae.[1]

Description

N. swammerdamei is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long, translucent white with some brown areas. Its first two segments are smooth, and the third sometimes has a tooth on the back. Its first pair of legs is small, the second pair is larger, then the next legs are separated by a gap. The third and fourth pairs of legs are small, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh are long.[2]

Distribution

It can be found along the shore[3] and sublittoral zones near sand and algae throughout Europe, from the Arctic Circle by Norway to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Taxonomic history

The species was first described as Amphithoe swammerdamei in 1830 by Henri Milne-Edwards.[1] It was named after Jan Swammerdam, a Dutch biologist.

References

Lowry, Jim; Horton, Tammy (2013). "Nototropis swammerdamei (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (February 23, 2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford University Press. Suborder Gammaridea, section 3 "Atylidae". ISBN 9780192516466 – via Google Books.
Knowles, M. C.; Hartmeyer, R. (1915). Results of a Biological Survey of Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 56 – via Google Books.

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[WoRMS-1] Lowry, Jim; Horton, Tammy (2013). "Nototropis swammerdamei (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

[Hayward-2] Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (February 23, 2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford University Press. Suborder Gammaridea, section 3 "Atylidae". ISBN 9780192516466 – via Google Books.

[3] Knowles, M. C.; Hartmeyer, R. (1915). Results of a Biological Survey of Blacksod Bay, Co. Mayo. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 56 – via Google Books.