Themisto gaudichaudii
| Themisto gaudichaudii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Hyperiidea |
| Family: | Hyperiidae |
| Genus: | Themisto |
| Species: | T. gaudichaudii
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| Binomial name | |
| Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin-Méneville, 1825
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Themisto gaudichaudii is an
suborder Hyperiidea
.
Relatives
The 260
swarms, similar to krill
swarms.
Themisto gaudichaudii is a voracious predator of anything smaller than itself, and occasionally of animals its own size or larger. In most places, the most abundant members of the
praying mantis
.
Ecology
T. gaudichaudii is the
continental shelves
. In many places, it is the most abundant predator in the plankton, and is often the third-most abundant member of the plankton community, after copepods and krill.
T. gaudichaudii is an important prey item for predators such as the macaroni penguin and icefish, as well as many species of seabirds, notably diving petrels.
Description
Adults in the Antarctic are normally 12–21 millimetres (0.47–0.83 in) long, and normally live for a year, although a few may survive to their second year and reach 28 mm (1.1 in) long. Adults off Southern Africa are smaller, reaching 12 mm (0.47 in).
Taxonomic history
Themisto gaudichaudii was first described by
monotypic, T. gaudichaudii became the type species of the genus Themisto.[1] The type material was collected "sur les côtes des Îles Malouines" (off the coast of the Falkland Islands).[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-643-06902-2.
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