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Corophium arenarium

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Corophium arenarium
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C. arenarium
Binomial name
Corophium arenarium
Crawford, 1937

Corophium arenarium is a small (up to 7mm) European amphipod crustacean of the family Corophiidae. It looks very similar to C. volutator.

It burrows in bottom sediments, between 10 and 60 meters deep.

Corophium arenarium originates from the coasts of France and the North Sea.

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