Preferred Label : amphipoda;
MeSH definition : An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100
families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members
are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike
Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.;
MeSH synonym : amphipodas; amphipods; amphipod;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipoda;
UNII : txid6821;
Origin ID : D033304;
UMLS CUI : C0598804;
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An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100
families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members
are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike
Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.