AMPHIPODS AS ASSOCIATES OF OTHER CRUSTACEA: A SURVEY

This paper presents an overview of the known associations between amphipods and other crustaceans. Such associations are quite common and widely distributed among the different amphipod clades, and in most cases show a high degree of host specialisation. They can roughly be divided into 5 groups: 1) living among the epifauna of large Crustacea, 2) living directly on the surface or appendages of their crustacean hosts, 3) living among the eggs of their crustacean hosts, 4) living in the permanent burrows of infaunal crustaceans, and 5) living on or in gastropod shells tenanted by hermit crabs. This survey concentrates on groups 2-4.