Title

First record of Corophium mucronatum sars (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Great Lakes

Author ORCID Identifier

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7264-732X

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1999

Publication Title

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volume

25

Issue

2

First Page

401

Last Page

405

Abstract

Corophium mucronatum Sars, a small amphipod native to the Caspian and Black Sea basins, was discovered in September 1997 in Lake St. Clair. A single individual was collected using a bottom sled dredge in littoral waters adjacent to Seaway Island, Ontario. The specimen was found on silty-sand substrate in an area populated by submerged macrophytes. Because no other Corophium individuals were found despite repeated sampling over two years at a total of 60 sites in the corridor between the St. Clair River and western Lake Erie, it is highly unlikely that this species has established in the Great Lakes.

DOI

10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70749-5

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