What are Amphipods?
Q: What are Amphipods?
A: Amphipods are an order of malacostracan crustaceans that have no carapace.
Q: What does the name amphipoda mean?
A: The name amphipoda means "different-footed".
Q: How are amphipods different from isopods?
A: Unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike, amphipods have different appendage types.
Q: How many species of amphipods are there?
A: There are 7,000 species of amphipods.
Q: What is the size range of amphipods?
A: Amphipods range in size from 0.1 to 34 centimetres (0.04 to 13 inches).
Q: Where do amphipods live?
A: Amphipods live in almost all aquatic environments; 750 species live in caves and the order also includes terrestrial animals and sandhoppers such as Talitrus saltator.
Q: Where do the largest amphipods live?
A: The largest amphipods live on the sea floor, seven kilometres down.
