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Amphipods
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Amphipods are some of the most desirable reef tank inhabitants that hitchhike into our tanks on live rock and in live sand. Size varies between species of amphipod ranging from a few millimeters to a few centimeters. Most amphipods found in our tanks range in color from white to beige or gray, and all have the curved back and laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods are generally seen scurrying around on the sand bed and in and out of crevices of live rock. They generally graze at night on detritus and filamentous algae, diatoms and cyanobacteria. These are often easily seen at night with a flashlight.
Adrienne Stanton 10/15/2003
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