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Iphimedia sp.01 Amphipod

Iphimedia sp.01 is commonly referred to as Amphipod. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Iphimedia sp.,Nosy Be UW, Madagascar, April,May 2026


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lexID:
18610 
AphiaID:
-999 
Scientific:
Iphimedia sp.01 
German:
Flohkrebs 
English:
Amphipod 
Category:
Amphipods 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Amphipoda (Order) > Iphimediidae (Family) > Iphimedia (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 
Occurrence:
Madagascar 
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 
Temperature:
°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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 orchestimana
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-09-14 13:36:16 

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Iphimedia sp.01 Rathke, 1843

In the sea, the amphipod has an important function as a protein supplier within the food chain for larger carnivores.

Synonymised names
Cypsiphimedia K.H. Barnard, 1955 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Iphimediopsis Della Valle, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Microcheles Krøyer, 1846 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Panoploea Thomson, 1880 · unaccepted

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