Eriopisa abhilashi   Peethambaran  (Amphipod)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order:Amphipoda
Family:Melitidae
Description
Color: Dull whitish

Eyes absent; 1st peduncular article of 1st antenna longer than 2nd; 2nd peduncular article of 1st antenna without long setae; 2nd epimeral plate with only 4 plumose setae.

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Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine, Muddy
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Parangipettai INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Uppanar Estuary INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Vellar Estuary 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
  • Mondal, N; Rajkumar, M; Sun, J; Kundu, S; Lyla, PS; Khan, SA and Trilles, JP (2010) Biodiversity of brackish water amphipods (crustacean) in two estuaries, southeast coast of India Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Springer 171(1-4) 471–486 Available at - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1292-z
Page last updated on:2010-12-02

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