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First record of the genus Medicorophium (Amphipoda: Corophiidea) from outside the Mediterranean

  • Alan A. Myers (a1) and Rodrigo Riera (a2)
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Medicorophium runcicorne is described from the Canary Islands. This is the first record of the genus from outside the Mediterranean and Black Seas. A key is provided to the species of Medicorophium.

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Correspondence should be addressed to: A.A. Myers, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork Enterprise Centre, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland email: bavayia@gmail.com
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Present address: Department of Biodiversity, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), 5825 Doha, Qatar

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Marine Biodiversity Records
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