Idotea neglecta

Idotea neglecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Idoteidae
Genus:	Idotea
Species:	Idotea neglecta
Binomial name
	Idotea neglecta; Sars, 1987

Idotea neglecta.[1] is a marine isopod that can be found on algae in the littoral and sublittoral zone of north-west European coasts[2]

Distribution

I. neglecta can be found on all north-west European coasts.[2]

Description

Males I. neglecta measure 8 to 30mm, females 10 to 16mm. They are brownish, sometimes with white longitudinal lateral markings or white marbling over the dorsal surface. The pleotelson of adults has straight sides converging posteriorly[2].

References

Sars, G. O. (1895). An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. By G.O. Sars ... Christiania: A. Cammermeyer. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1164.
Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-954944-3.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Sars, G. O. (1895). An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. By G.O. Sars ... Christiania: A. Cammermeyer. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1164.

[:0-2] Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-954944-3.