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Gammarus Pulex

Crustaceans

Gammarus pulex is a species of crustacean found across much of Europe. It is a benthic, bottom-dwelling amphipod, typically measuring 10 to 20 millimeters in length, greyish in color, and living in freshwater habitats.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Scientific Name
Gammarus pulex 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malacostraca, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Gammarus Pulex

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Gammarus pulex
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iran, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Romania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Korea, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Gammarus pulex
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q492178 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (diet), EntityId 319065
    Gammarus pulex is a detritivore, feeding on dead organic material.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 319065
    It is native mostly to Western and Central Europe, but has been introduced to freshwater ecosystems outside its native range by human intervention, such as in parts of Ireland where it is replacing th
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro states: "m-dwelling) amphipod, typically measuring 10?20 mm in length, that is greyish in color and lives in freshwater habitats."
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "m-dwelling) amphipod, typically measuring 10?20 mm in length, that is greyish in color and lives in freshwater habitats."
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2. GBIF Species API
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Gammarus Pulex
  • Wikidata Q492178, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Malacostraca, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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