COROPHIIDAE Leach, 1814

Horton, Tammy, 2008, Amphipoda from marine caves of Hong Kong Island, Journal of Natural History 42 (9 - 12), pp. 825-854 : 833-834

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930701860124
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A51DE750-E034-E149-DDBB-FA35539BFAAC
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	COROPHIIDAE Leach, 1814
status

Treatment

Family COROPHIIDAE Leach, 1814 View in CoL

Corophium mortoni Hirayama, 1990 View in CoL Corophium mortoni Hirayama 1990: 468 View in CoL , figs 10–11.

Material examined

Three juvenile specimens, Steep Island cave, NHM Reg. Nos. 2004.2943–2945. Remarks

This species was collected previously from Hoi Ha Wan and Three Fathoms Cove, Hong Kong ( Hirayama 1990). In Hong Kong, the genus Corophium is composed of twelve species. Corophium mortoni can be distinguished from other closely related Corophium species ( C. acherusicum , C. californianum , C. tuberculatum ) by the dactyl of gnathopod 2 having only one tooth, and the ramus of uropod 3 being more than twice as long as the peduncle ( Hirayama 1990).