Family Gammaridae is the most well-known and diversified among Amphipod order. Pontogammarus maeoticus is the most abundant sublittoral amphipod of southern cost of Caspian Sea. In present research work Caspian gammarus has been studied morphologically and new characters have been established using its mouthparts. Specimens were collected through sieve, transferred to laboratory, cleaned and finally fixed in 70% ethanol. Body parts were dissected and studied under stereo microscope, light microscope and by SEM. Micro photographs and diagrams drawn showed general details of brackish water gammarus to be present and mouthparts of basic type. Mouthparts were composed of Mandible, Maxillae 1, Maxillae 2 and Maxilliped.
Azadkar Langroudi, Y., & Shabanipour, N. (2014). Study on Gammarus species of the Caspian Sea (Pontogammarus maeoticus) using SEM images of mouthparts. Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology, 1(2), 81-93.
MLA
Yasaman Azadkar Langroudi; Nader Shabanipour. "Study on Gammarus species of the Caspian Sea (Pontogammarus maeoticus) using SEM images of mouthparts". Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology, 1, 2, 2014, 81-93.
HARVARD
Azadkar Langroudi, Y., Shabanipour, N. (2014). 'Study on Gammarus species of the Caspian Sea (Pontogammarus maeoticus) using SEM images of mouthparts', Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology, 1(2), pp. 81-93.
VANCOUVER
Azadkar Langroudi, Y., Shabanipour, N. Study on Gammarus species of the Caspian Sea (Pontogammarus maeoticus) using SEM images of mouthparts. Aquatic Physiology and Biotechnology, 2014; 1(2): 81-93.
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