BIOTIC Species Information for Maerella tenuimana
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy | |||||||||||||||
| Scientific name | Maerella tenuimana | Common name | An amphipod | ||||||||||||
| MCS Code | S520 | Recent Synonyms | |||||||||||||
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |||||||||||||
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |||||||||||||
| Subclass | Peracarida | Order | Amphipoda | ||||||||||||
| Suborder | Gammaridea | Family | Melitidae | ||||||||||||
| Genus | Maerella | Species | tenuimana | ||||||||||||
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| Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, | ||||||||||||||
| General Biology | |||||||||||||||
| Growth form | Vermiform segmented |
Feeding method | |||||||||||||
| Mobility/Movement | Crawler Burrower |
Environmental position | |||||||||||||
| Typical food types | Insufficient information | Habit | Free living | ||||||||||||
| Bioturbator | Flexibility | High (>45 degrees) | |||||||||||||
| Fragility | Intermediate | Size | Very small(<1cm) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 0 | Growth Rate | Not researched | ||||||||||||
| Adult dispersal potential | Not researched | Dependency | Independent | ||||||||||||
| Sociability | Solitary | ||||||||||||||
| Toxic/Poisonous? | No | ||||||||||||||
| General Biology Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Biology References | Tebble, 1976, | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | Found in the Wash, on the coasts of Portsmouth, Lyme Bay, western Wales and northern Ireland. | ||||||||||||||
| Global distribution | Found in north-west Europe from the Netherlands to Ireland and off south-east Australia. | ||||||||||||||
| Biogeographic range | Temperate. | Depth range | |||||||||||||
| Migratory | Non-migratory / Resident | ||||||||||||||
| Distribution Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Substratum preferences | Physiographic preferences | ||||||||||||||
| Biological zone | Wave exposure | ||||||||||||||
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Salinity | ||||||||||||||
| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | |||||||||||||||
| Distribution References | Tebble, 1976, | ||||||||||||||
| Reproduction/Life History | |||||||||||||||
| Reproductive type | Insufficient information Gonochoristic |
Developmental mechanism | Brooding |
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| Reproductive Season | Insufficient information | Reproductive Location | Insufficient information | ||||||||||||
| Reproductive frequency | Regeneration potential | No | |||||||||||||
| Life span | Insufficient information | Age at reproductive maturity | |||||||||||||
| Generation time | Not researched | Fecundity | |||||||||||||
| Egg/propagule size | Fertilization type | Internal | |||||||||||||
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