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Marine Biology

The University of Southern Mississippi

Journal

1983

Ampelisca bicarinata

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Amphipods Of The Family Ampeliscidae (Gammaridea). I. Ampelisca Bicarinata, A New Species Of Amphipod From The Gulf Of Mexico, Gary D. Goeke, Richard W. Heard Jan 1983

Amphipods Of The Family Ampeliscidae (Gammaridea). I. Ampelisca Bicarinata, A New Species Of Amphipod From The Gulf Of Mexico, Gary D. Goeke, Richard W. Heard

Gulf and Caribbean Research

A new species of the benthic amphipod genus Ampelisca Kroyer, is described and illustrated. Previous records of the Pacific species Ampelisca cristoides Barnard, 1954, from the western North Atlantic are now assignable to the proposed new species, Ampelisca bicarinata. These two closely related sibling species are compared and their specific differences enumerated.