- Abludomelita obtusata
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Abludomelita obtusata 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Amphipoda Family: Melitidae Genus: Abludomelita Species: A. obtusata Binomial name Abludomelita obtusata
(Montagu, 1813) [1]Synonyms - Cancer obtusatus Montagu, 1813
- Melita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)
Abludomelita obtusata is a species of amphipod crustacean. It may grow up to 9 millimetres (0.35 in) long, is a brownish colour, and lacks a rostrum.[2] It lives in marine sediments of any grain size, but with a preference for a mud content of 10%–40%, around the coasts of the southern North Sea.[2]
References
- ^ "Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=206459. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini. "Abludomelita obtusata (Montagu, 1813)". In J. Lowry. World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102788. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
External links
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