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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D033304
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D033304
Preferred Name

Amphipoda

Definitions
An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.
Synonyms
Amphipods
Amphipod
Amphipodas
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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