Biology:Iais elongata

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Iais elongata
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Template:Taxonomy/IaisIais elongata
Sivertsen & Holthuis, 1980

Iais elongata is a species of brackish isopod, found on Inaccessible Island.[1]

Description

It has a long and narrow body, being around 4 times wider than it is long. It gradually widens from the first to the last pereonite and it is covered in short, widely spaced hair.[2]

References

  1. Schotte, Marilyn (2008). "Iais elongata Sivertsen & Holthuis, 1980". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=258052. 
  2. Sivertsen, E.; Holthuis, L. B. (1980). "The marine isopod Crustacea of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago". Gunneria 35: 1-128. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2541623 entry