Reino: Animal; Filo: Arthropoda; Subfilo: Crustacea; Superclase: Multicrustacea; Clase: Malacostraca; Subclase: Eumalacostraca; Superorden: Peracarida; Orden: Amphipoda; Suborden: Senticaudata; Infraorden: Corophiida; Pavorden: Caprellirida; Superfamilia: Caprelloidea; Familia: Caprellidae
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769
SYNONYMS: Cancer (Gammarus) pedatus Montagu, 1813; Phtisica acaudata sensu Tichy, 1911; Proto pedata Leach, 1814; Proto ventricosa (Müller, 1776)
It is a very characteristic species, among those present on our coastline, because it has the complete pereiopods (legs) of segments 3 and 4.
HABITAT
About different organisms in the infralittoral zone
DISTRIBUTION
- Atlantic: North and South
- Mediterranean: Western and Eastern
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VIDEO
29-06-2020 Pthisica marina with their young. La Huerta (Paraje Natural de Maro Cerro Gordo) - 18 m.
15-01-2021 Punta del Vapor -13 m.
23-07-2021 Velilla -8 m
29-11-2021 Punta del Vapor
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Guerra-García, J.M., Cabezas, M.P., Baeza-Rojano, E., Ros M, Navarro-Barranco, C. & Tierno de Figueroa, J.M. (2014). Los crustáceos caprélidos de las costas ibéricas. Quercus 340: 26-34
- Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Coleman, C.O.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Sket, B.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2020). World Amphipoda Database. Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101864 on 2020-11-12
WEBSITES
LUIS SÁNCHEZ TOCINO
Citar como: Sánchez-Tocino, L. in Litoral de Granada, 07/02/2026: Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769, https://litoraldegranada.ugr.es/el-litoral/el-litoral-sumergido/fauna/artropodos/crustaceos/anfipodos/caprellids-coast-of-granada-alboran-sea/phtisica-marina/. Access --/--/----