Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Idoteidae

Isopoda is an order of crustaceans. Members of this group are collectively called isopods and include both aquatic species such as gribbles and terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Isopod

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