Amphipods

Gammarus wilkitzkii

Amphipods

This amphipod lives clamped to the underside of Arctic ice floes all year, scraping algae from the ice and snatching tiny copepods. When the ice gives out it carries on in open water and over hard bottoms, reaching about six centimetres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Gammaridae › Gammarus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 102297.

FAQ

How big does the Amphipods get?
The Amphipods grows to about 6.2 cm.