Urothoe viswanathi   Peethambaran  (Amphipod)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order:Amphipoda
Family:Urothoidae
Description
Color: Dull whitish with tiny pink dots on thorax and abdomen.

Eyes roughly rounded with clearly separated ocelli; dactylus of 3rd peraeopod laminate, elliptical and pointed apically.

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Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Parangipettai INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Lyla, PS; Velvizhi, S and Ajmal Khan, S (1998) Brackishwater amphipods of Parangipettai coast Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 79 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
Page last updated on:2010-11-25

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