Microprotopus maculatus
Species of crustacean
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Microprotopus maculatus is a species of crustacean. It belongs to the genus Microprotopus and family Microprotopidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Merle Norman in 1867.
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| Microprotopus maculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Microprotopidae |
| Genus: | Microprotopus |
| Species: | M. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867 | |
Description
Distribution
Microprotopus maculatus mainly found in the European waters such as North-East Atlantic, North Sea; particularity from Isefjord to the Adriatic. Also, significant amount found in the North American waters, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.[3]
