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Learn more about Bing search results hereOrganizing and summarizing search results for youGiant amphipods, also known as "supergiant" amphipods, are more than 20 times larger than typical crustaceans. While most amphipods are less than half an inch (1 centimeter) long, these supersized creatures thrive in lakes and oceans around the world. The largest recorded living amphipods were 28 centimeters (11 inches) long and were found at a depth of 5,300 meters (17,400 feet) in the Pacific Ocean.2 Sources Alicella - Wikipedia
Alicella gigantea is the largest species of amphipod ever observed, with some individuals reaching up to 34 centimetres long. It lives only at great depths in the abyssal plains and trenches of the …
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Amphipoda - Wikipedia
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods (/ˈæmfɪpɒdz/) range in size from 1 to 340 millimetres (0.039 to 13 in) and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far described. They are mostly marine animals, but are found in almost all aquatic environm…
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Giant Predatory Amphipod Discovered Thriving 8,000 …
Dec 11, 2024 · A remarkable discovery has emerged from the depths of the Pacific Ocean: a giant predatory amphipod thriving in the Atacama Trench, over 8,000 meters below the surface.
'Supergiant' Crustaceans Found in Deep Sea | Live …
Feb 2, 2012 · Supergiant amphipods (Alicella gigantea) were first discovered in 1899, when a trawling expedition turned up two specimens from the Atlantic …
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Deepest Living Creature: Giant Amphipod - Extreme …
Finding living creatures at the bottom of the ocean in the Challenger Deep was exciting for the scientists who discovered them. They were equally surprised by the size of these world-record holding amphipods.
A 'Giant' Crustacean Scavenger Has Been Discovered …
Jun 2, 2021 · E. atacamensis is an amphipod, a type of crustacean closely related to a shrimp, endemic to the Peru-Chile Trench (also known as the Atacama Trench). Measuring more than 8 centimeters (3 inches) in length, it is nearly …
'Supergiant' Amphipods Discovered 7 Kilometres Deep
Feb 2, 2012 · A recent expedition to one of the deepest places on Earth has discovered one of the most enigmatic creatures in the deep sea: the 'supergiant' amphipod. Amphipods are a type of crustacean which are particularly …
Supergiant Amphipod (Alicella gigantea) - iNaturalist
Alicella gigantea is the largest species of amphipod ever observed, with some individuals reaching up to 34 centimetres (13 in) long. Formerly included in the family Lysianassidae, a new family, Alicellidae, was erected in 2008 for …
The supergiant amphipod Alicella gigantea (Crustacea: Alicellidae) …
Aug 1, 2013 · Here we provide the first record of the ‘supergiant’ amphipod Alicella gigantea Chevreux, 1899 (Alicellidae) from the Southern Hemisphere, and extend the known …
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