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Genus of crustaceans

Idotea
Idotea balthica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Idoteidae
Genus: Idotea
Fabricius, 1798
Type species
Cymothoa emarginata
Fabricius, 1793

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.

Species

The genus Idotea includes the following species:

See also

References

  1. ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2022). "Idotea Fabricius, 1798". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Idotea Fabricius, 1798". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. John P. Wares; Sarah Daley; Regina Wetzer; Robert J. Toonen (2007). "An evaluation of cryptic lineages of Idotea balthica (Isopoda: Idoteidae): morphology and microsatellites". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 27 (4): 643–648. doi:10.1651/S-2825R.1.
Taxon identifiers
Idotea


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