AquaNIS: Information system on aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species

Species

Species Name: Chelicorophium robustum

Authority: (G.O. Sars, 1895)

WoRMS AphiaID: 431339

Species Taxonomy

Family: Corophiidae

Order: Amphipoda

Class: Malacostraca

Phylum: Arthropoda

Species Data from AquaNIS

Molecular Information: Not entered

Association with Vessel Vectors: Not entered

Plankton Life Stage:

Zooplankton (Larvae, Eggs)

Results of species assessment according to Target Species selection criteria

Known human health impact? No

Comments: Not available.

Known economic impact? No

Comments: Not available.

Known measurable environmental impact? Yes

Comments: Impacts on species and habitats, potentially also ecosystem functioning (Borza et al., 2018).

References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/aquanis. Version 2.36+. Accessed 2021-09-02. Boonstra, H., Wiggers, R., & Swarte, M. (2016). First record of the Ponto-Caspian amphipod Obesogammarus obesus (Sars, 1894)(Amphipoda: Pontogammaridae) from the Netherlands. BioInvasions Rec, 5, 155-158. Borza, P., Huber, T., Leitner, P., Remund, N., & Graf, W. (2018). Niche differentiation among invasive Ponto-Caspian Chelicorophium species (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Corophiidae) by food particle size. Aquatic Ecology, 52(2), 179-190.

Included in the final TS list? - Yes

Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list.

Recipient Region	Introduction Year
Germany / North Sea	2003
Poland / Baltic Sea	2018

Recipient Region	Introduction Year
Poland / Baltic Sea	2018

Country / Port	Detection Year
Germany / Hamburg	2017
Poland / Szczecin	2018