Corophium volutator
Species of crustacean
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Corophiidae |
| Genus: | Corophium |
| Species: | C. volutator |
| Binomial name | |
| Corophium volutator | |
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Description
Life cycle
There are 1–2 generations per year,[6] and the females brood the eggs inside their brood pouch or marsupium.[7] They can occur in huge quantities: up to 60,000 per square metre have been observed.[7]
