Idotea
Encyclopedia
Idotea is a genus
of isopod crustacean
s, mostly from cold temperate
waters. The taxonomy of the genus is still in doubt, and many of the currently recognised species may be taxonomic synonyms
, and others may be moved to different genera. The genus Idotea includes the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of isopod crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s, mostly from cold temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
waters. The taxonomy of the genus is still in doubt, and many of the currently recognised species may be taxonomic synonyms
Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
, and others may be moved to different genera. The genus Idotea includes the following species:
- Idotea aleutica Gurjanova, 1933
- Idotea balthicaIdotea balthicaIdotea balthica, is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the European coastlines. You can find it in subtidal zone, feeding on algae.-Distribution:...
(Pallas, 1772) - Idotea brevicauda Dana, 1853
- Idotea brevicorna Milne-Edwards, 1840
- Idotea chelipes (Pallas, 1766)
- Idotea danai Miers, 1881
- Idotea delfini Porter, 1903
- Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Idotea fewkesi H. Richardson, 1905
- Idotea granulosa Rathke, 1843
- Idotea gurjanovae Kussakin, 1974
- Idotea indica H. Milne-Edwards, 1840
- Idotea linearisIdotea linearisIdotea linearis is a species of elongated isopod crustacean.-Description:Idotea linearis is a narrow organism, up to seven times longer than wide. Males tend to be larger than females, and can reach in length.-Distribution and ecology:...
(Linnaeus, 1763) - Idotea metallica Bosc, 1802
- Idotea neglecta G. O. Sars, 1897
- Idotea obscura Rafi, 1972
- Idotea ochotensis Brandt, 1851
- Idotea orientalis Gurjanova, 1933
- Idotea ostroumovi Sowinsky, 1895
- Idotea pelagica Leach, 1815
- Idotea phosphorea Harger, 1873
- Idotea rufescens Fee, 1926
- Idotea spasskii Gurjanova, 1950
- Idotea urotoma Stimpson, 1864
- Idotea whymperi Miers, 1881
- Idotea wosnesenskiiIdotea wosnesenskiiIdotea wonsnesenskii, known as Wosnesensky's isopod or the rockweed isopod, is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines. It can be as large as 3.5 cm long, is usually green, but its colour is adaptable to its environment...
Brandt, 1851 - Idotea ziczac Barnard, 1951