Phreatogammarus fragilis: The fragile well shrimp - Waiology
Waiology • Dec 06, 2012 •
By Daniel Collins Phreatogammarus fragilis is an endemic New Zealand crustacean that lives in aquifers. It is an amphipod (a relative of the sand hopper), and is one of the largest (commonly up to 25 mm excl. antennae) and strongest swimming of NZ’s stygofaunal* crustaceans. Because it is so rarely observed, it does not have a common name; the best … Read More