''Monocorophium sextonae'' is a species of

amphipod Amphipoda () is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphipod species cur ...

crustacean Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...

Description

''Monocorophium sextonae'' is 5 mm long.

Distribution and habitat

''Monocorophium sextonae'' is native to New Zealand, but was introduced near

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

, UK in the 1930s. In the late 1970 it was introduced to Ireland, possibly by natural means. It can now be found along the European coast from southern Norway to the Mediterranean. It builds tubes of mud on algae, from shallow water up to 50 m deep.

References

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