Species

Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Rockweed isopod)

Pentidotea wosnesenskii. Photo: (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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. 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, is usually green, but its colour is adaptable to its environment. It can often be found hiding under rockweed (Fucus gardnerii) in the…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
        Order: Isopoda (Isopods)
        Suborder: Valvifera (Valvetails)
        Family: Idoteidae (Common valvetails)
        Genus: Pentidotea
        Species: Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Rockweed isopod)

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