A gammarid shrimp (Gammarus chevreuxi)
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Researched by | Anna Neish | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Sexton, 1913 | ||
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Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Gammarus chevreuxi is may be locally abundant and has been recorded off Anglesey, North Wales, the River Taw estuary in north Devon, the estuaries of Falmouth, Fowey, and Plymouth, and at Teignmouth on the south coast.Global distribution
Atlantic coast of Europe and north AfricaHabitat
Gammarus chevreuxi can be found in brackish waters, especially coastal marshes, saline lagoons and drainage ditches. It is often found on mud, sand and stones within estuaries.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Laterally compressed smooth body up to about 13 mm long.
- Head with lateral lobes broadly truncated.
- Moderately large and kidney shaped eyes.
- In the male, antenna 2 has many setae some long and curled.
- Male sub claws (gnathopods 1 and 2), pereopod 3 and uropod 3 also have long fine curled setae.
- Curled setae absent in females.
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Bibliography
Dorey, A.E., Little, C. & Barnes, R.S.K., 1973. An ecological study of the Swanpool, Falmouth. II. Hydrography and its relation to animal distributions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 1, 153-176.
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. 1994. The marine fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe. Volume 1. Introduction and Protozoans to Arthropods. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Lincoln, R.J., 1979. British Marine Amphipoda: Gammaridea. London: British Museum (Natural History).
MBA (Marine Biological Association), 1957. Plymouth Marine Fauna. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Datasets
Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre, 2017. BRERC species records within last 15 years. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/vntgox accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-25.
Cofnod – North Wales Environmental Information Service, 2018. Miscellaneous records held on the Cofnod database. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/hcgqsi accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-25.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-12-22
West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre, 2017. WTSWW Data: All Taxa (West Wales). Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/gaakk2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-02.
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Last Updated: 28/05/2003