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Ommatoplea stimpsonii Girard in Stimpson, 1854
Description "Omatoplea Stimpsonii, Grd., n. s., Fig. 18. Length usually about six inches, often ten or more. Width in extension one-eighth of an inch; in contraction often one-half inch. Body sub-compressed, rounded above, and flat below. Head pointed, separated from the body by a slightly contracted neck. Posterior extremity tapering. Eyes six or more, minute, situated in an oblique, simple row, on either side of the head anteriorly. Mouth terminal. Color brown above, with a, white margin to the head ; a narrow band of white, convex forward, across the middle of the head ; and a sub-triangular, somewhat elongated patch of white on each side, on the posterior part of the head and neck. It is common at low-water mark under stones" (Stimpson 1854: 28).
Author Kajihara, Hiroshi
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added on 2024-11-05154 viewsWoRMS taxa Ommatoplea stimpsonii Girard in Stimpson, 1854 accepted as Amphiporus stimpsonii (Girard in Stimpson, 1854)checked Kajihara, Hiroshi 2024-11-05
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