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Idotea
Idotea is a genus of isopod crustaceans, 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:
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Baltic Isopod
speciesIdotea balthica

Blunt-tailed Isopod
speciesIdotea urotoma

Idotea granulosa
speciesIdotea granulosa

Idotea fewkesi
speciesIdotea fewkesi

Metallic Isopod
speciesIdotea metallica

Idotea emarginata
speciesIdotea emarginata

Idotea phosphorea
speciesIdotea phosphorea

Idotea linearis
speciesIdotea linearis

Idotea chelipes
speciesIdotea chelipes

Idotea neglecta
speciesIdotea neglecta

Idotea ochotensis
speciesIdotea ochotensis

Idotea rufescens
speciesIdotea rufescens

Idotea pelagica
speciesIdotea pelagica

Idotea aleutica
speciesIdotea aleutica

Idotea obscura
speciesIdotea obscura

Idotea ostroumovi
speciesIdotea ostroumovi
Idotea indica
speciesIdotea indica
Idotea ziczac
speciesIdotea ziczac
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48580.