Hyperia macrocephala

Hyperia macrocephala

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Hyperiidae

Hyperia macrocephala is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae. They have been found living inside Desmonema glaciale. Etymology The name Hyperia macrocephala comes from the Latin "large head".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 2

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Uwe Kils, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionHyperia macrocephala, Wikipedia contributors

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