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metallic marine isopod

Idotea metallica

Classification

Order
Isopoda
Family
Idoteidae

Idotea metallica, also known as the metallic isopod, is a species of isopod in the family Idoteidae. It can be recognised by its metallic blue colouration and by the blunt, squared-off shape of the telson. It is found worldwide drifting on debris on high seas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 13United Kingdom · 12Spain · 10Italy · 6Netherlands · 1