Hyperia galba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Suborder: | Hyperiidea |
Family: | Hyperiidae |
Genus: | Hyperia |
Species: | H. galba |
Binomial name | |
Hyperia galba (Montagu, 1815) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
Hyperia latreilleMilne-Edwards |
Hyperia galba is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae. [2] [3]
This species grows to 1.2 cm and has a rotund body shape which is translucent and has a light brown colour. One of the most prominent features of this species is the very large, green eyes. These occupy the entire sides of the head, which is short and rounded. Both the head and thorax are more plump than the abdomen, especially in females. The gnathopods are simple. [4] It has filiform antennae which are very short in females and long in males. [4] It has a laterally and dorsally rounded pereion which is deep and slightly laterally compressed.
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