Keys for Genus Gammarus

Eyes present

Accessory flagellum on antenna 1 present

Urosome I and II without dorsal tubercles

Basipodite of peraeopod V same width as peraeopod IV (the basis of the last two legs).

Dorsal surface of urosome segments armed with a group of spines.

Uropod III: inner ramus 40-100 % of the length of the outer ramus


THE WEIHERBACH BENTHOS REPORT

Genus Gammarus

Mostly very small specimens, this was one of the largest I discovered, yet well below 1 cm. in length