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Microprotopus maculatus
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| Microprotopus maculatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Microprotopidae |
| Genus: | Microprotopus |
| Species: | M. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867
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Microprotopus maculatus is a species of crustacean. It belongs to the genus Microprotopus and family Microprotopidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Merle Norman in 1867.
Description
[edit]Microprotopus maculatus approximately length is 3 mm. It has blackish densely mottled. This species lives between depth range from 0 to 70 meters and often on sandy bottoms.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Microprotopus maculatus mainly found in the European waters such as North-East Atlantic, North Sea; particularity from Isefjord to the Adriatic. Also, significant amount found in the North American waters, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Register of Marine Species". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
External links
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