corophiidæ

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. A family of amphipod crustaceans. Their technical characters are: a body not laterally compressed; the posterior antennæ more or less pediform; and the coxal joints of the legs normally very small. The species move rather by walking than leaping, and often burrow in the ground or live in tubes. Representative genera are Corophium, Cerapus, and Podocerus.