Gammarus

Gammarus is an amphipod crustacean genus in the family Gammaridae. It contains about 200 described species, with new ones becoming known at a steady rate. They are the typical "scuds" of North America and range widely throughout the Holarctic. A considerable number is also found southwards into the Northern Hemisphere tropics, particularly in Southeast Asia. This group might not be monophyletic as presently delimited, even after several species h... more

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  • Gammarus

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