Citation: Fincham, A.A. 1973 The association of amphipods in shallow-water sand habitat of Strangford Lough, Co. Down. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 53: 119-185
Number of Pages: 67
Volume Part: 1
Keywords: Amphipoda, Biogeography, Crustacea, Down, Fauna, Marine, Northern Ireland, Reserve, Sand, Strangford Lough, Sublittoral
Abstract: A study of amphipods in the shallow-water sand habitats of Strangford Lough, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Twenty-two species belonging to 13 families were identified. Ten new species were recorded for Strangford Lough and the family Phoxocephalidae was recorded for the first time. The most frequently occurring species was the caprellid Phtisica marina. The overall dominant species was the corophiid Corophium crassicorne.