Stenothoe lowryi:
For the first time, a rare marine amphipod, a shrimp-like species, named Stenothoe lowryi was found in Indian water at Arjyapalli in Ganjam district by marine science researchers of Berhampur University.
- Stenothoe lowryi is a rare marine amphipod.
- This shrimp-like crustacean, previously known only from Malaysian shores, was detected for the first time in India during a targeted survey at Aryjapalli Beach in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
- It belongs to the family Stenothoidae within the order Amphipoda.
- Amphipods are a type of small crustacean.
- They are members of the invertebrate order Amphipoda, inhabiting all parts of the sea, lakes, rivers, sand beaches, caves, and moist (warm) habitats on many tropical islands.
- They are related to crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.
- The name ‘amphipoda’ means “different-footed.”
- This is because they have many different kinds of legs.
- Unlike some other crustaceans, their legs are not all the same.
