Brandtia is a monotypic genus of amphipod in the Acanthogammaridae family, containing the species Brandtia latissima.[1] Like other members of the family, it is endemic to Lake Baikal.[2] This omnivore is found at depths of 1–65 m (3–213 ft) among stones. It is up to 1.9 cm (0.75 in) long.[2]
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Brandtia latissima latior (Dybowsky, 1974) | |
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Genus: | Brandtia Bate, 1862
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Species: | B. latissima
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Brandtia latissima (Gerstfeldt, 1858)
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D. parasitica, which traditionally has been considered a parasite of Lubomirskiid sponges (gut analyses have shown that it is not[2]), was formerly placed in Brandtia, but it has been moved to Dorogostaiskia.[3] Other species formerly placed in Brandtia have been moved to Gmelinoides (G. fasciatus and G. fasciatoides).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Lowry, J. (2015). Lowry J (ed.). "Brandtia Bate, 1862". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Mekhanikova, I. V. (2010). Morphology of the Mandible and Lateralia in six endemic Amphipods (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) from Lake Baikal, in relation to Feeding. Crustaceana 83 (7): 865-887. DOI:10.1163/001121610X50428
- ^ Väinölä, R., Daneliya, M., Lowry, J. (2015). Lowry J (ed.). "Dorogostaiskia Kamaltynov, 2002". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2015.