Hyperia_macrocephala

<i>Hyperia macrocephala</i>

Hyperia macrocephala

Species of crustacean

Hyperia macrocephala is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae.[1]

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Etymology

The name Hyperia macrocephala comes from the Latin "large head".

Description

This species can grow to 29 mm. The head of Hyperia macrocephala is shorter than the combined length of the first two pereonites. Specimens that are large and mature have CX IV that are pointed and laterally projecting. The P III-IV have many short, non-uniform setae on ART 5 and 6. The P V-VII are naked, and have a short cluster of setae apparently on only on the anterodistal margins of ART 2 of P V and VII. There are sharply pointed posterodistal corners on the epimeral plates. There is a strongly convex shape to the posterior margin of the epimera III. The UR is quite thin, the telson being fairly short in length.[2][3]

Distribution

This species is found in the South Atlantic Ocean[2] and around almost the entire coast of the Antarctic Ocean.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Claude De Broyer (2010). "Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Marine Species Identification Portal : Hyperia macrocephala".
  3. [3]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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