Biology:Euidotea durvillei
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Idoteidae |
| Genus: | Euidotea |
| Species: | E. durvillei
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| Euidotea durvillei | |
Euidotea durvillei, known commonly as the red seaweed isopod, is a species of marine isopod found in New Zealand.[1][2]
Description
Adults reach 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. Body is red with a lightly coloured stripe down its back. The leading edge of each segment on the exoskeleton is curved towards its head. The tail section curves outwards.[1][3]
Habitat
Euidotea durvillei is found on red seaweeds in the low to shallow subtidal regions of the intertidal zone of rocky shores.[1]
Behaviour & diet
The red seaweed isopod is a nocturnal grazer feeder, feeding on red seaweed.[3] It camouflages itself against the red seaweed on which it also lives.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Carson, Sally; Morris, Rod (2017) (in English). Collins Field Guide to the New Zealand Seashore. Harper Collins Publishers (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-7755-4010-6. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59440550.
- ↑ "Euidotea durvillei Poore & Lew Ton, 1993". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=260327.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Isopod, Red Seaweed". New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago. 2020. http://www.marinelife.ac.nz/species/5334.
Wikidata ☰ Q2528082 entry
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