Amphilochus neapolitanus

Amphilochus neapolitanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Amphipoda
Family:
Amphilochidae
Genus:
Amphilochus
Species:
A. neapolitanus
Binomial name
Amphilochus neapolitanus

Amphilochus neapolitanus also known as “algae louse” is a species of amphipod crustacean up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long.[2] It lives at depths of up to 80 metres (260 ft) throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and in parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to North Africa.[2] It is usually found on rocks among algae,[2] where it feeds by grazing.[3]

  1. ^ "Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Mario de Kluijver & Sarita Ingalsuo. "Amphilochus neapolitanus". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.