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freshwater shrimp

Scientific name: Gammarus pulex

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0467

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WoRMS gives the following habitat information for Gammarus pulex: a freshwater environmental association.

SRC-C540-B05-WORMS11-20261106

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Wetlands and freshwater

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1WoRMS environment annotations — 11 exact accepted species (2026-11-06)SRC-C540-B05-WORMS11-20261106

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Gammarus pulex is widespread across Europe and Asia and can live under a variety of environmental conditions.

SRC-DSC-99810EE01E

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1WoRMS environment annotations — 11 exact accepted species (2026-11-06)SRC-C540-B05-WORMS11-20261106
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gammarus pulexSRC-DSC-E03D297A49
3Isolation and characterization of eleven novel microsatellite markers for fine-scale population genetic analyses of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda).SRC-DSC-99810EE01E
4Strategies of Gammarus pulex L. to cope with arsenic--Results from speciation analyses by IC-ICP-MS and XAS micro-mapping.SRC-DSC-236806302B
5High food quality increases infection of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by the acanthocephalan parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis.SRC-DSC-9574841B58

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T215852745 · last approved 9 November 2026

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3Isolation and characterization of eleven novel microsatellite markers for fine-scale population genetic analyses of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda).SRC-DSC-99810EE01E

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Gammarus pulex is a host of the thorny-headed parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis.

SRC-DSC-9574841B58

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5High food quality increases infection of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by the acanthocephalan parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis.SRC-DSC-9574841B58

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