(Galgeneset - The Trondheim fjord / 26 meter / 7.28.2005)

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Crustacea

Subclass: Malacostraca

Order: Amphipoda

Suborder: Caprellidea

Family: Phtisicidae

Scientific name: Pseudoprotella phasma

 

Norwegian: -

Distribution: The distribution along the coast of Norway is uncertain. It is often seen on hydroids like the Kirchenpaueria pinnata well below the tidal zone.

Characteristics: It can grow to a length of 25 mm. In the back of the head there is a large spine. The first body segment has one spine, the second segment has three. The following segments have a variable number of tubercles. Under the third and fourth segment there are small gills.

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