stenothoid amphipod, probably Metopoides sp.

This is a female collected from the volcano sponge Anoxycalyx (Scolymastra) joubini [1].

Predators of Antarctic benthic amphipods include fish and squid [3].

Among malacostracan crustaceans, amphipods are the most abundant and diverse group in benthic Antarctica [2].

1: Kathleen Conlan, personal communication, 1999; 2: Polar Biology 11(1):73-79, 1990; 3: ANT'PHIPODA Checklist : http://www.natuurwetenschappen.be/amphi/

Text ©Peter Brueggeman. Photographs ©Canadian Museum of Nature (Kathleen Conlan). Photographs may not be used in any form without the express written permission of Canadian Museum of Nature (Kathleen Conlan).