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Nototropis falcatus

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has a laterally flattened body and grows to a length of about 7 mm (0.3 in). It is whitish with patches of brown. The head has a small acute rostrum and wavy-edged lateral lobes. The compound eyes are large, especially so in the male. The first antenna of the female is about one third of
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This amphipod can swim using its abdominal legs and orienting itself on its side and can also burrow in the soft substrate. It probably feeds by grazing on plant material and consuming
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the length of the body, and the second antenna is slightly longer than the first; the antennae of the male are longer than those of the female. The
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or abdominal segments are long. The first three pleon segments are either smooth or have a small notch or tooth on the rear margin. The third
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or thoracic leg is particularly stout and has a curved propodus (penultimate joint) and powerful
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or abdominal legs are much enlarged. The abdomen ends in a short
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Ruppert, Edward E.; Fox, Richard, S.; Barnes, Robert D. (2004).
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Atylidae
Nototropis
Binomial name
Synonyms
amphipod
crustacean
Norway
Ireland
North Sea
Bay of Biscay
pereon
pleon
pereiopod
dactylus
setae
pleopods
telson
uropods
detritus
"Nototropis falcatus (Metzer, 1871)"
World Register of Marine Species

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