Paracorophium
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Paracorophium is a genus of amphipods in the family Corophiidae.
At least three species are known, one from New Zealand (P. lucasi), one from Chile, and one from Palau.
Paracorophium species live typically in brackish water.
P. lucasi was for some time known as Chaetocorophium lucasi, based on a false description.[1]
[edit] Species
- Paracorophium brisbanensis Chapman, 2002
- Paracorophium excavatum (Thomson, 1884)
- Paracorophium lucasi Hurley, 1954
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Chapman et al. 2002
[edit] References
- Fenwick, Graham D. (2001): The freshwater Amphipoda (Crustacea) of New Zealand: a review. Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand 31(2): 341-363. PDF — with detailed description of species
- Chapman, M. Ann; Hogg, Ian D.; Schnabel, Kareen E. & Stevens, Mark I. (2002): Synonymy of the New Zealand corophiid amphipod genus, Chaetocorophium Karaman, 1979, with Paracorophium Stebbing, 1899: morphological and genetic evidence. Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand 32(2): 229-241. PDF
- SpringerLink
- National Library of New Zealand
