Melitid amphipods are shrimp-like crustaceans found worldwide. The newly classified Melita panda—named after the charismatic ...

The Melita panda, a newly classified amphipod species found in Japan, illustrates the critical role of taxonomy in ...

Meet Melita panda, a newly discovered black-and-white crustacean with panda-like coloring, revealing Japan's coastal biodiversity.

“Its gnathopods, which are claws that extend from the second thoracic segment, sit more forward than other Melita amphipods, ...

Atlantic Productions for Discovery Channel The explorers believe they have discovered four new species of prawn-like crustaceans called amphipods The first dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench ...

Like these. They're crustaceans called amphipods. And some individuals can grow up to 30 centimeters long, or about the size of an American football. Now, like lobsters, these animals have hard ...

WARNING: This article contains a close up image of the injury. Amphipods feed largely on dead marine animals such as fish and crabs, and are themselves prey for larger marine animals. "If we did ...

West Thumb Geyser Basin, along the southwest shore of West Thumb Basin in western Yellowstone Lake, is one of Yellowstone’s ...

Farther offshore, in 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) of water, low-temperature (15‒20 °C, or 59–68 °F) vents commonly are ...

Beyond Melita panda, Tomikawa emphasized that there is still more to study. “Further taxonomic studies on amphipods in uninvestigated areas are expected to lead to the discovery of additional ...