Iphimedia gibba Hunchback amphipod

Iphimedia gibba is commonly referred to as Hunchback amphipod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9772 

AphiaID:

491627 

Scientific:

Iphimedia gibba 

German:

Flohkrebs 

English:

Hunchback Amphipod 

Category:

Amphipods 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Iphimediidae (Family) > Iphimedia (Genus) > gibba (Species) 

Initial determination:

(K.H. Barnard, ), 1955 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 0.2" (0.5 cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 62.6 °F (14°C - 17°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Iphimedia capicola
• Iphimedia discreta
• Iphimedia eblanae
• Iphimedia gladiolus
• Iphimedia haurakiensis
• Iphimedia hedgpethi
• Iphimedia minuta
• Iphimedia nexa
• 
  Iphimedia obesa
  Flohkrebs
• Iphimedia orchestimana
• Iphimedia perplexa
• Iphimedia rickettsi
• Iphimedia spatula
• Iphimedia warraina
• Iphimedia xesta
• Iphimedia zora
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Iphimedia gibba
  Flohkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-06-18 17:29:21 

Last edit:

2025-02-26 20:03:28 

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