Kingdom Animalia Family Hyalellidae Scientific name Hyalella montezuma Higher classification Hyalella Order Amphipoda | Subphylum Crustacea Genus Hyalella Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Amphipoda, Hyalella, Crustacean, Dogielinotidae, Telebasis | ||
Hyalella montezuma is a pelagic amphipod. It lives in Montezuma Well, an oasis in central Arizona. It is the only food of the endemic leech Motobdella montezuma.
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