Corophium multisetosum

Corophium multisetosum is a small (up to 9mm) European amphipod crustacean of the family Corophiidae.

Corophium multisetosum
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C. multisetosum
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Corophium multisetosum
Stock, 1952

It builds mud burrows in clay or sand in fresh or weakly brackish habitats.

Corophium multisetosum occurs on coasts of the Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland and the British Isles.

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


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