Amphipoda taxon details
original description
Meador J.P. & Present T.M.C. (1985). Orchomene limodes, new species, a scavenging amphipod from Scripps Canyon, California: species description and analysis of morphological variation. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 5, 3, 523-538; 3 figs.;. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Barnard, J. L.; Karaman, G. S. (1991). The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Part 2. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 13 (2): 419–866., available online at https://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/barnard-and-karaman-1991-rec-aust-mus-suppl-132-419866 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology From the Greek limodes, to be famished or hungry. [details]
Taxonomic remark This species should be placed in the genus Orchomenopsis (Teste Lowry, Teste Thurston). However until such time as these genera are revised the species must remain in Orchomene. [details]
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