Rank Species | Subphylum Crustacea Higher classification Dikerogammarus | |
Scientific name Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Similar Dikerogammarus, Amphipoda, Crustacean, Gammaridae, Chelicorophium curvispinum | ||
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes is a species of freshwater gammarid crustacean. It is native to the Ponto-Caspian region (around the Black Sea and Caspian Sea). It has also become established in the Vistula River in Poland, and is common in parts of Austria. In October 2012, it was discovered in the River Severn at Tewkesbury, Worcestershire.
It is also known as the demon shrimp.
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