Rank Species | Genus Corophium Higher classification Corophium | |
Similar Corophium, Amphipoda, Crustacean, Peringia ulvae, Limecola balthica | ||
Shore birds aerial display feeding corophium volutator later tater
Corophium volutator is a species of amphipod crustacean in the family Corophiidae. It is found in mudflats of the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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Description
Corophium volutator is a slender animal, up to 11 millimetres (0.43 in) long, "whitish with brown markings". The head bear two pairs of antennae, the first of which are small and point forwards, while the distinctive second pair are much longer and thicker.
Life cycle
There are 1–2 generations per year, and the females brood the eggs inside their brood pouch or marsupium. They can occur in huge quantities: up to 60,000 per square metre have been observed.
References
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