Amphipod (Talitridae: Talitridae)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Amphipoda
Te Rahi
- He iti te hanga, 0.5–1.5mm, me te pineke anō o te tinana.
Size range
- Small, 0.5–1.5mm laterally compressed
Te Tītaringa
- Kitea ai puta noa i Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Found throughout New Zealand
- In damp places, leaf litter, under seaweed on beach
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i ngā wāhi haukū, i ngā otaota rau, i raro anō i te rimurimu kua pae ki tātahi.
- He kaihamu haere pō, kai ai i ngā tipu me ngā kiko kua pōpopo.
- He wā anō ka haere ki rō whare, engari kāore e ora roa ki reira i te mea he maroke rawa.
Life history
- Nocturnal scavengers, feed on decaying plant and animal material.
- Sometimes come in houses, but do not survive dry conditions
