Gammarus setosus

Gammarus setosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Gammaridae
Genus:	Gammarus
Species:	G. setosus
Binomial name
	Gammarus setosus; Dementieva, 1931

Gammarus setosus is a gammarid amphipod that inhabits the northern coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Typically, this crustacean is found in the benthic sub-tidal or low inter-tidal regions.[1] Gammarus setosus reproduces once a year in the autumn.[2]

References

V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1970). "Biology of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in Northwestern Atlantic". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 48 (4): 659–671. doi:10.1139/z70-124.
V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1986). "The influence of photoperiod on the timing of reproductive cycles in Gammarus species (Crustacea, Amphipoda)" (abstract). American Zoologist. 26 (2): 459–467. doi:10.1093/icb/26.2.459.

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[1] V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1970). "Biology of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in Northwestern Atlantic". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 48 (4): 659–671. doi:10.1139/z70-124.

[2] V. J. Steele & D. H. Steele (1986). "The influence of photoperiod on the timing of reproductive cycles in Gammarus species (Crustacea, Amphipoda)" (abstract). American Zoologist. 26 (2): 459–467. doi:10.1093/icb/26.2.459.