Onisimus litoralis (Kroyer, 1845)

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Adults opportunistic: herbivorous, scavangers, carnivorous; Diet of crustaceans; sea ice algae during times of ice cover

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one clutch per year, typcially 10-30 eggs, maximum of 50; up to 100 eggs per female life span; offspring released during spring; Estimated life span 2.5 years

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Onisimus litoralis:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 55
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Onisimus litoralis JMG02:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Onisimus litoralis JMG01:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Barcode data: Onisimus litoralis:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


No available public DNA sequences.

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Panarctic, endemic (only found in Arctic); Seafloor in nearshore waters; Common in intertidal, shallow subtidal, soft sediments; Underside of coastal pack ice during times of ice cover

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Biology:

A common Arctic shallow water & sea ice amphipod

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Yellowish-pinkish to light grey; Eyes red; Distincted form congenerics by deep notch on uropod-2

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Distribution:

southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), downstream part of middle St. Lawrence estuary, middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); lower North Shore

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