Amphipod crustacean. Amphipods are small crustaceans that typically have a laterally flattened body and fourteen limbs. They form part of the zooplank

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Amphipod crustacean. Amphipods are small crustaceans that typically have a laterally flattened body and fourteen limbs. They form part of the zooplankton: small, floating marine animals that are an important food source for many animals. This specimen (Eusirus giganteus) was found at a depth of 500 metres, on the Bellingshausen Sea continental shelf, Antarctica.

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