Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Idoteidae |
Genus: | Pentidotea |
Species: | P. wosnesenskii
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Binomial name | |
Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
Synonyms | |
Idotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851) |
Pentidotea wosnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco. [2] It can often be found hiding under rockweed ( Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone, and can be found in depths up to 919 metres (3,015 ft). [3] It was described as Idotea wosnesenskii in 1851, by Johann Friedrich von Brandt, and is named after the Russian biologist Ilya G. Voznesensky. [2] [4] The isopod grows up to 4 centimetres in length and is usually green in colour. [5]
It is preyed upon by the surf scoter. [3]
Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Idoteidae |
Genus: | Pentidotea |
Species: | P. wosnesenskii
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Binomial name | |
Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
Synonyms | |
Idotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851) |
Pentidotea wosnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco. [2] It can often be found hiding under rockweed ( Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone, and can be found in depths up to 919 metres (3,015 ft). [3] It was described as Idotea wosnesenskii in 1851, by Johann Friedrich von Brandt, and is named after the Russian biologist Ilya G. Voznesensky. [2] [4] The isopod grows up to 4 centimetres in length and is usually green in colour. [5]
It is preyed upon by the surf scoter. [3]