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Family Idoteidae

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Idotea (Pentidotea) wosnesenskii - Pentidotea wosnesenskii

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)

Order Isopoda (Isopods)

No Taxon (Scutocoxifera)

Suborder Valvifera (Valve-tailed Isopods)

Family Idoteidae

Explanation of Names

Author: Samouelle, 1819

Internet References

Canadian Journal of Zoology. The Idoteidae (Crustacea: Isopoda: Valvifera) of the shallow waters of the northeastern North Pacific Ocean

Digital Library. The marine isopod crustacea of the Gulf of California

Wikipedia

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 November, 2009 - 4:44am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 24 April, 2016 - 7:44am

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