Jassa falcata
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| Jassa falcata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Ischyroceridae |
| Genus: | Jassa |
| Species: | J. falcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808) | |
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Jassa falcata, commonly known as scud, is a tube-dwelling amphipod.
Jassa falcata constructs tubes of debris. It is a fouling organism, growing on the bottoms of ships and slowing them down. J. falcata forms dense mats or nests. The male and the female live in different tubes. J. falcata feeds generally on hydroid growth on the bottom of rafts and ships. It is generally a suspension feeder normally found on sediment areas.[2]
