Euidotea durvillei

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Isopoda
Family:Idoteidae
Euidotea durvillei
Specimen found at New Plymouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Idoteidae
Genus: Euidotea
Species:
E. durvillei
Binomial name
Euidotea durvillei
Poore [se] & Lew Ton, 1993

Euidotea durvillei, known commonly as the red seaweed isopod, is a species of marine isopod found in New Zealand.[1][2]

Adults reach 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. Body is red with a lightly coloured stripe down its back. The leading edge of each segment on the exoskeleton is curved towards its head. The tail section curves outwards.[1][3]

Habitat

Euidotea durvillei is found on red seaweeds in the low to shallow subtidal regions of the intertidal zone of rocky shores.[1]

Behaviour & diet

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