Corophium volutator

Corophium volutator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Corophiidae
Genus: Corophium
Species:
C. volutator
Binomial name
Corophium volutator
(Pallas, 1766)[1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Oniscus volutator Pallas, 1766
  • Corophium grossipes Templeton, 1836
  • Corophium longicorne White, 1847

Corophium volutator is a species of amphipod crustacean in the family Corophiidae.[2] It is found in mudflats of the northern Atlantic Ocean.[3] It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean, and has been introduced to the north-west Atlantic.[4]

  1. ^ Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Corophium volutator (Pallas, 1766)". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo (1999). Macrobenthos of the North Sea. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2006-06-29.
  3. ^ Veronika Gerdol & R. G. Hughes (1994). "Feeding behaviour and diet of Corophium volutator in an estuary in southeastern England" (PDF). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 114: 103–108. Bibcode:1994MEPS..114..103G. doi:10.3354/meps114103.
  4. ^ A. L. Einfeldt & J. A. Addison (2015). "Anthropocene invasion of an ecosystem engineer: resolving the history of Corophium volutator (Amphipoda: Corophiidae) in the North Atlantic". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115 (2): 288–304. doi:10.1111/bij.12507.