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Gammarus

Gammarus

1 9.9
A small freshwater animal like a tiny shrimp that lives in rivers
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: Gammarus
  • The Gammarus is a genus of small freshwater crustaceans commonly known as scuds or sideswimmers.
  • H. gammarus
  • Gammarus americanus
  • European Gammarus

Examples

  • In many ponds, Gammarus serve as an important food source for fish and other aquatic animals.

  • Researchers studied the habitat of Gammarus to understand its role in freshwater ecosystems.

  • Similar descriptions were provided for H. gammarus by Fullarton (1896).

    Academic text (1999)

  • By mating the H. americanus with all H. gammarus, the result is a hybrid lobster that is bright blue in color.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Prior to heavy commercial exploitation, H. gammarus also occurred in parts of the western Mediterranean (Williams, 1988; Holthius, 1991).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Similar results have been reported for H. gammarus and N. norvegicus (Bennett et al., 1978; Chapman, 1980).

    Academic text (1999)

  • The American lobster and its European counterpart, H. gammarus, are among nature's most valuable resources for commercial and, to a limited extent, recreational fishermen.

    Academic text (1999)

  • All H. americanus lobsters dispersed from the release site, but 30% of H. gammarus lobsters remained under their shelters.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The European H. gammarus fisheries also experienced similar declines (Herrick, 1911a; Bennett, 1980).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Homarus gammarus grew faster than H. americanus up to Stage XVII, but H. gammarus was smaller in body weight after Stage XII and in total length after Stage XVIII (Kittaka, 1984a).

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

gammarid
vsGammarus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small animal like a shrimp that lives in fresh or sea water

is a narrower genus of small crustaceans found only in freshwater

Surface Forms

Gammarus main

Etymology

Gammarus comes from the old Greek word gammaros, which meant 'a shrimp' or small water animal. So Gammarus is used today for tiny freshwater crustaceans that look like little shrimp and often swim near riverbanks.