Marine Amphipods | समुद्री Amphipods
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
Researchers recently reported two new marine amphipod species, Grandidierella geetanjalae and Grandidierella khambhatensis, from Chilika and the Gulf of Khambhat.
researchers ने हाल ही में Chilika और Gulf of Khambhat से two new marine amphipod species, Grandidierella geetanjalae और Grandidierella khambhatensis, report की।
What are Amphipods? | Amphipods क्या हैं?
Amphipods are small crustaceans related to crabs, lobsters and shrimps.
Amphipods small crustaceans हैं जो crabs, lobsters और shrimps से related हैं।
Habitat | आवास
They occur in a wide variety of environments including oceans, freshwater bodies, caves and moist terrestrial habitats.
ये oceans, freshwater bodies, caves और moist terrestrial habitats सहित wide variety of environments में पाए जाते हैं।
Meaning of Amphipoda | Amphipoda का अर्थ
The name Amphipoda means 'different-footed', referring to the different forms and functions of their limbs.
Amphipoda का अर्थ 'different-footed' है, जो इनके limbs के different forms और functions को refer करता है।
Unlike some crustaceans, their legs are not all identical in structure.
कुछ crustaceans के विपरीत इनके सभी legs identical structure के नहीं होते।
Diversity | विविधता
Thousands of amphipod species are known worldwide, with many belonging to the large group Gammaridea.
worldwide thousands of amphipod species known हैं और many species large group Gammaridea से belong करती हैं।
Size | आकार
Some amphipods are extremely small, while deep-sea forms can reach several tens of centimetres in length.
कुछ amphipods extremely small होते हैं जबकि deep-sea forms several tens of centimetres तक long हो सकते हैं।
Feeding | भोजन
Many amphipods feed on fragments of dead plants and animals. Some species are scavengers, grazers or predators.
many amphipods dead plants और animals के fragments feed करते हैं। कुछ species scavengers, grazers या predators होती हैं।
Special Habitats | विशेष आवास
- Hundreds of species are known from caves. / hundreds of species caves में known हैं।
- Some terrestrial amphipods are commonly called sandhoppers. / कुछ terrestrial amphipods को commonly sandhoppers कहा जाता है।
- Giant amphipods occur in deep-sea environments several kilometres below the ocean surface. / giant amphipods deep-sea environments में ocean surface से several kilometres नीचे पाए जाते हैं।
Ecological Importance | पारिस्थितिक महत्व
Amphipods play important roles in aquatic food webs, decomposition and nutrient cycling.
Amphipods aquatic food webs, decomposition और nutrient cycling में important role निभाते हैं।