Biology:Idotea neglecta

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Short description: Species of crustacean


Idotea neglecta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Idoteidae
Genus: Idotea
Species:
I. neglecta
Binomial name
Idotea neglecta
Sars, 1897[1]

Idotea neglecta is a marine isopod in the family Idoteidae.[2] It can be found on algae in the littoral and sublittoral zone of north-west European coasts.[3]

Distribution

I. neglecta can be found on all north-west European coasts.[3]

Description

Male I. neglecta measure 8 to 30 millimetres (0.3 to 1.2 in), females 10 to 16 millimetres (0.4 to 0.6 in). 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.[3]

References

  1. Sars, G. O. (1896–1899). An account of the Crustacea of Norway, with short descriptions and figures of all the species. Volume II. Isopoda. Christiania: A. Cammermeyer. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1164. 
  2. "Idotea neglecta G. O. Sars, 1897". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. 2022. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119048. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. pp. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-954944-3. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2845282 entry