Biology:Eurydice pulchra
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Eurydice pulchra, the speckled sea louse, is a species of isopod crustacean found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean.
The generic name is for the nymph Eurydice of Greek mythology; the specific name means beautiful in Latin. The range of the species extends from Norway to the Atlantic coast of Morocco, but not into the Mediterranean Sea.[2] It lives in the intertidal zone on sandy shores. It has large eyes and long antennae, is grey to brown in colour, and has black spots (each one a chromatophore) on all its body surfaces.[3] Males grow up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in), while females reach 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in).[4]
References
- ↑ "Eurydice pulchra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=92246.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. "Eurydice pulchra". Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/crustacea.php?menuentry=soorten&id=549. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ↑ G. C. Budd (2007). "Eurydice pulchra, speckled sea louse". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Eurydicepulchra.htm.
- ↑ P. J. Hayward & John Stanley Ryland (1995). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-west Europe. Oxford University Press. pp. 800. ISBN 0-19-854055-8.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1649261 entry
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