Corophium arenarium

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Corophium arenarium
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Corophiidae
Genus: Corophium
Species:
C. arenarium
Binomial name
Corophium arenarium
Crawford, 1937

Corophium arenarium is a small (up to 7 mm (0.28 in)) European amphipod crustacean of the family Corophiidae. It looks very similar to C. volutator. It burrows in bottom sediments, between 10 and 60 m (33 and 197 ft) deep. Corophium arenarium originates from the coasts of France and the North Sea.

External links

  • M.J. de Kluijver & S.S. Ingalsuo Corophium arenarium Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal