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This crustacean (Epimeria cornigera) of the order Amphipoda does not have a common name. It lives at depths of several hundred meters, e.g. at the cold water reefs off the Norwegian coast on this white lophelia coral (Lophelia pertusa). The amphipod is distributed throughout the North East Atlantic. Its maximum body length is approx. 16 mm and it feeds on hydroids. Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. This picture was taken in cooperation with the GEOMAR [size of single organism: 12 mm] | Ein Flohkrebs (Amphipode) auf einem lebenden Ast der Kaltwasserkoralle Lophelia pertusa. Trondheimfjord, Norwegen

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This crustacean (Epimeria cornigera) of the order Amphipoda does not have a common name. It lives at depths of several hundred meters, e.g. at the cold water reefs off the Norwegian coast on this white lophelia coral (Lophelia pertusa).  The amphipod is distributed throughout the North East Atlantic. Its maximum body length is approx. 16 mm and it feeds on hydroids. Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. This picture was taken in cooperation with the GEOMAR [size of single organism: 12 mm] | Ein Flohkrebs (Amphipode) auf einem lebenden Ast der Kaltwasserkoralle Lophelia pertusa. Trondheimfjord, Norwegen