BIOTIC Species Information for Gammarus insensibilis
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| Researched by | Nicola White | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Martin Sheader | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Gammarus insensibilis | Common name | Lagoon sand shrimp |
| MCS Code | S476 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Peracarida | Order | Amphipoda |
| Suborder | Gammaridea | Family | Gammaridae |
| Genus | Gammarus | Species | insensibilis |
| Subspecies | |||
| Additional Information | As the species is morphologically close to Gammarus locusta it may be under-recorded in parts of its range. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Lincoln, 1979, Sheader & Sheader, 1985, Sheader & Sheader, 1987, | ||
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