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Medicorophium affine

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Medicorophium affine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Corophiidae
Genus: Medicorophium
Species:
M. affine
Binomial name
Medicorophium affine
(Bruzelius, 1859)

Medicorophium affine is a species of amphipod crustacean.[1] It is a small (up to 5 mm) species which burrows in bottom sediments, between 10 and 80 metres deep. It occurs on coasts of Northern Europe.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jim Lowry (2011). "Medicorophium affine (Brizelius, 1859)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. ^ M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo (1999). "Corophium affine". Macrobenthos of the North Sea.