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An amphipod can reach
34 centimeters.
Most amphipods are small crustaceans. The deep-sea Alicella gigantea, however, has been recorded at up to about 34 centimeters long and lives thousands of meters below the surface.
A very large exception
in a mostly tiny group.
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