Pentidotea wosnesenskii
| Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Idoteidae |
| Genus: | Pentidotea |
| Species: | P. wosnesenskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentidotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851 [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Idotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851) | |
Pentidotea wonsnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco.[3] It can be as large as 40 millimetres (1.6 in) long, with a concave (outwardly curved) tail rather than an indented tail as previously shown on this page, [2] is usually green, but its colour is adaptable to its environment. It can often be found hiding under rockweed (Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone.[2] It is named after the Russian biologist Ilya G. Voznesensky.[3]
References
- ↑ Gary Poore & Marilyn Schotte (2010). M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson, ed. "Pentidotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Jocelyn Nelson. "Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Brandt 1851)". Marine Biodiversity of British Columbia. LifeDesks.
- 1 2 Sol Felty Light & James T. Carlton (2007). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.
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