Overview
Distribution
Distribution
Arcachon Bay, Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, Baie de la Seine, Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, British Isles, Covas Beach, European waters (ERMS scope), Golfe Normanno-Breton, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Isle of Wight, La Coruña, Oostende, Plymouth, Polish Exclusive Economic Zone, Ría del Eo, Ría do Barqueiro, Roscoff, Santander, Spuikom, St-Jean-de-Luz, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Voordelta, West Coast of Norway , Wimereux
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Müller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1
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Christie, H.; Jørgensen, N.M.; Norderhaug, K.M.; Waage-Nielsen, E. (2003). Species distribution and habitat exploitation of fauna associated with kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) along the Norwegian Coast. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(4): 687-699
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1291
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Vandendriessche, S.; Degraer, S.; Vincx, M. (2003). Drijvende wieren als habitat voor macrofauna aan de Belgische kust [Floating seaweeds as habitat for macrofauna at the Belgian coast]. De Strandvlo 23(2): 50-57
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1670
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Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J.C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). Cah. Biol. Mar. 44(2): 121-151
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6811
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Dauvin, J.-C. (1999). Mise a jour de la liste des espèces d'Amphipodes (Crustacea: Peracarida) présents en Manche [An up-to-date list of the amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the English Channel]. Cah. Biol. Mar. 40(2): 165-183
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6812
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Polk, Ph. (1976). Inventarisatie plankton: fauna en flora [Plankton inventory : fauna and flora], in: Nihoul, J.C.J.; De Coninck, L. (Ed.) (1976). Project Sea final report: 7. Inventory of fauna and flora. Project Sea final report, 7: pp. 233-311
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1590
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ILVO macrofauna data: macrofauna monitoring on the Belgian Part of the North Sea since 1979
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=132965
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De Maersschalck, V. (2004). An inventory of the macrofauna of the Sluice Dock at Oostende: contribution to an integrated management [Een inventarisatie van de macrofauna van de Spuikom te Oostende: bijdrage tot een geïntegreerd beheer]. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Vakgroep Biologie: Gent, Belgium. 71, tables, figures pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=133008
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Beyst, B. (2001). Epi- en hyperbenthische gemeenschappen van Belgische zandstranden [Epi- and hyperbenthic communities of Belgian sandy beaches]. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep morfologie, systematiek en ecologie: Gent, Belgium. 351 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=811
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Mees, J. (1994). Het hyperbenthos van ondiepe kustgebieden en estuaria: gemeenschapsstruktuur en biologie van de dominante soorten [The hyperbenthos of shallow coastal waters and estuaries: community structure and biology of the dominant species]. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Mariene Biologie. Instituut voor Dierkunde. Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie: Gent, Belgium. 212 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=815
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Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 295-308
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1324
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp.
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Kedra, M. (2010). A Checklist of marine species occurring in Polish marine waters, compiled in the framework of the PESI EU FP7 project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149084
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Lock, K.; Mees, J.; Vincx, M.; Goethals, P.L.M. (2011). Did global warming and alien invasions affect surf zone hyperbenthic communities on sandy beaches in Belgium? Hydrobiologia 664: 173-181, + suppl. mat.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150292
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Physical Description
Type Information
Syntype for Gammarus locusta Linnaeus
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol); Slide
Year Collected: 1872
Locality: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 37 to 37
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol); Slide
Year Collected: 1872
Locality: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North Atlantic Ocean
Depth (m): 37 to 37
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 227 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 127
Temperature range (°C): 3.446 - 11.964
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.141 - 6.050
Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.339 - 8.544
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.259 - 0.539
Silicate (umol/l): 3.388 - 14.734
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 127
Temperature range (°C): 3.446 - 11.964
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.141 - 6.050
Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.339 - 8.544
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.259 - 0.539
Silicate (umol/l): 3.388 - 14.734
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 127
Temperature range (°C): 3.446 - 11.964
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.141 - 6.050
Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.339 - 8.544
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.259 - 0.539
Silicate (umol/l): 3.388 - 14.734
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 127
Temperature range (°C): 3.446 - 11.964
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.141 - 6.050
Salinity (PPS): 6.095 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 6.339 - 8.544
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.259 - 0.539
Silicate (umol/l): 3.388 - 14.734
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Gammarus locusta
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 14 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 14 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
FCGA028-04|FC-GB2A|Gammarus locusta| ---------------------------------------ACCNTATATTTTATTTTAGGTGCTTGGGCAAGAGTTGTAGGGACTTCACTA---AGTGTGATTATCCGGTCCGAGTTAAGAGCTCCCGGTAATTTAATCGGGGAC---GACCAACTTTATAACGTTATAGTCACCGCACATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCGATTATGATCGGGGGGTTCGGAAATTGGTTAGTTCCCCTTATG---CTAGGGTCCCCCGACATAGCGTTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGACTTCTCCCCCCCTCGCTTATTTTACTACTCATAAGAGGGCTTGTAGAAAGAGGAGTCGGGACGGGTTGGACAGTGTATCCCCCGCTAGCAGGGGCTGTAGCCCACAGAGGCGGAGCGGTGGACCTC---GCTATTTTTTCACTACATTTAGCGGGAGCCTCCTCCATCCTAGGGGCTATCAATTTTATTTCTACAGTTTTGAACATGCGCAGACCAGGTATACCCTTGGACCAAATACCCTTGTTTGTTTGGTCAGTTTTTATTACAGCTATCCTTCTCCTTCTCTCCCTCCCTGTTTTAGCGGGA---GCTATTACGATATTACTAACCGACCGTAATCTAAATACCTCCTTCTTTGACCCCAGCGGAGGGGGAGACCCTATTTTATACCAGCACTTG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Gammarus locusta
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 14
Species: 23
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 14
Species: 23
Species With Barcodes: 1
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