Sinocorophium heteroceratum

Sinocorophium heteroceratum is a species of amphipod crustacean.[1] It naturally occurs in Southeast Asia, but was introduced to San Francisco Bay, probably carried in the ballast water of cargo ships.[2]

Sinocorophium heteroceratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Amphipoda
Family:
Corophiidae
Genus:
Sinocorophium
Species:
S. heteroceratum
Binomial name
Sinocorophium heteroceratum
(Yu, 1938)

References
  1. Jim Lowry (2011). "Sinocorophium heteroceratum (Yu, 1938)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. "Corophium heteroceratum Yu, 1938". California Academy of Sciences. 2002.


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