corophiid amphipod Haplocheira plumosa

Haplocheira plumosa is found in Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula, South Orkney Islands, South Georgia Island, and Kerguelen Island at depths from 0 to 250 meters [1].


Haplocheira plumosa is a filter-feeder and has been collected up to nine millimeters in length [1]. Antarctic benthic amphipod predators include fish and squid [3].

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

1: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(2):179-221, 1983; 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).