talitrid

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noun

Any amphipod in the family Talitridae.

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Meanings

nountalitrid (plural talitrids)

plural talitrids

  1. biologyAny amphipod in the family Talitridae.

    To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).

    2012, F.M. Faranda, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Structures and Processes, page 392
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