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.
Corophium arenarium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Corophiidae |
Genus: | Corophium |
Species: |
C. arenarium
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Binomial name | |
Corophium arenarium Crawford, 1937 |
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.
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