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about 200 Ampeliscidae Amphilochidae Ampithoidae Anisogammaridae Aoridae Artesiidae Bogideillidae Bosminidae Caprellidae Corophiidae Crangonyctidae Eusiridae Gammaridae Hadziidae Haustoriidae Iphimediidae Ischyroceridae Leucothoidae Liljeborgiidae Lysianassidae Melitidae Phoxocephalidae Sebidae Talitridae | ||||||||||
Amphipoda include about 4600 different species of small, shrimp-like crustaceans. Most amphipods are marine dwellers, although a few live in fresh water or are terrestrial. One species common to mid- Atlantic and esturine waters is Jassa falcata.