Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson, 1857) is a animal in the Idoteidae family, order Isopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson, 1857)

Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson, 1857)

Pentidotea resecata, the eelgrass isopod, is an Idoteidae family isopod found on North America's Pacific coast in shallow intertidal areas.

Family
Genus
Pentidotea
Order
Isopoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson, 1857)

Pentidotea resecata, commonly known as the eelgrass isopod, is a species of isopod that belongs to the family Idoteidae. This species is found along the Pacific coast of North America, ranging from Alaska and British Columbia in the north southward to Baja California Sur. It lives in shallow intertidal habitats.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Idoteidae Pentidotea

More from Idoteidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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