Corophium acherusicum
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| Corophium acherusicum Costa, 1851 |
Corophium acherusicum is a small (5mm) amphipod of the family Corophiidae.
[edit] Description
It is brown with a very short abdomen, and has three little spines on its enlarged second antennae. It has rows of hair on its anterior legs, which it uses to filter food from the water.
[edit] Distribution
It naturally occurs in Europe, but was introduced to harbors of Australia by travelling in the ballast water of ships.
