Hyperia macrocephala

Species of crustacean

Hyperia macrocephala

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Malacostraca
Order:  | Amphipoda
Suborder:  | Hyperiidea
Family:  | Hyperiidae
Genus:  | Hyperia
Species:  |

H. macrocephala

Binomial name
Hyperia macrocephala

(Dana, 1853)[1]

Hyperia macrocephala is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae.[1]

## Etymology

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The name Hyperia macrocephala comes from the Latin "large head".

## Description

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This species can grow to 29 mm. The head of Hyperia macrocephala is shorter than the combined length of the first two pereonites. Specimens that are large and mature have CX IV that are pointed and laterally projecting. The P III-IV have many short, non-uniform setae on ART 5 and 6. The P V-VII are naked, and have a short cluster of setae apparently on only on the anterodistal margins of ART 2 of P V and VII. There are sharply pointed posterodistal corners on the epimeral plates. There is a strongly convex shape to the posterior margin of the epimera III. The UR is quite thin, the telson being fairly short in length.[2][3]

## Distribution

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This species is found in the South Atlantic Ocean[2] and around almost the entire coast of the Antarctic Ocean.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Claude De Broyer (2010). "Hyperia macrocephala (Dana, 1853)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Marine Species Identification Portal : Hyperia macrocephala".
3. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-17.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Illustration
* Illustrations and distribution diagrams around page 16

Taxon identifiers

Hyperia macrocephala|

* Wikidata: Q3932322
* BOLD: 153436
* CoL: 3NP7L
* GBIF: 5177653
* IRMNG: 11088388
* ITIS: 656447
* NCBI: 371515
* OBIS: 325376
* Open Tree of Life: 625882
* SeaLifeBase: 19891
* WoRMS: 325376

Tauria macrocephala|

* Wikidata: Q109655367
* CoL: 7ZL78
* GBIF: 11084504

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