Leptocheirus pilosus Zaddach, 1844 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Corophiidae) expands its range to Belgium

Authors

  • Tom Van den Neucker University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Lucilla Boito University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Jan Soors Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinck Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels
  • Jurgen Dewolf Flemish Environment Agency (VMM), Raymonde de Larochelaan 1, 9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem
  • Joost Mertens Flemish Environment Agency (VMM), Raymonde de Larochelaan 1, 9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem
  • Dimitri Van Pelt University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Stefan Van Damme University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk
  • Jonas Schoelynck University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, ECOSPHERE, Universiteitsplein 1C, 2160 Wilrijk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2023.112

Keywords:

Leptocheirus pilosus, brackish water, Scheldt, Canal Ghent-Terneuzen, Belgium

Abstract

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2023-10-27

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Van den Neucker, T., Boito, L., Soors, J., Dewolf, J., Mertens, J., Van Pelt, D., … Schoelynck, J. (2023). Leptocheirus pilosus Zaddach, 1844 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Corophiidae) expands its range to Belgium. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 153. https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2023.112

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