A sand hopper (Gitanopsis bispinosa)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Boeck, 1871) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded in Scottish waters off the Orkney Isles, east of the Shetlands and in the upper North Sea.Global distribution
-Habitat
Gitanopsis bispinosa is a benthic deep sea shrimp, usually found at depths between 100-200 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Up to 6 mm in length.
- Whitish in colour with red bands.
- Coxae present; coxa 1 notably small.
- Pleon segment 1-2 with dorsal tooth.
- Elongate telson.
- Uropods are biramous; uropod 3 longer than uropod 2.
- Broad carpal lobe of gnathopod 2.
- Distal portion of the thoracic legs is short and almost straight.
Additional information
Unlike Gitanopsis inermis, pleon segments 1-2 have a distinct dorsal tooth.Listed by
Bibliography
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (ed.) 1995b. Handbook of the marine fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford: Oxford University 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).
Datasets
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: 2024-10-10
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Last Updated: 22/05/2008