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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
Invertebrates • Species
Gammarellus homari
Gammarid - Gammare

Gammarellus homari
Characteristics:
• dorsal carina (rugged spines)
• ovoid in form, not as compressed laterally
• coastal species
May be mistaken for: Gammaracanthus relictus - Gammarus dubeni - Rhachotrophis aculeata
Gammarellus homari
Family:
Gammaridae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
38 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified (coastal sampling)
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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