Nototropis swammerdamei
# Nototropis swammerdamei

Nototropis swammerdamei is an amphipod crustacean of the family Atylidae.

## Description

N. swammerdamei is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long, translucent white with some brown areas. Its first two segments are smooth, and the third sometimes has a tooth on the back. Its first pair of legs is small, the second pair is larger, then the next legs are separated by a gap. The third and fourth pairs of legs are small, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh are long.

## Distribution

It can be found along the shore and sublittoral zones near sand and algae throughout Europe, from the Arctic Circle by Norway to the Mediterranean Sea.

## Taxonomic history

The species was first described as Amphithoe swammerdamei in 1830 by Henri Milne-Edwards. It was named after Jan Swammerdam, a Dutch biologist.

