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Euidotea durvillei

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Euidotea durvillei
Specimen found at New Plymouth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Description

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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

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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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The red seaweed isopod is a nocturnal grazer feeder, feeding on red seaweed.[3] It camouflages itself against the red seaweed on which it also lives.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Carson, Sally & Morris, Rod (2017). Collins Field Guide to the New Zealand Seashore. Harper Collins Publishers (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-7755-4010-6.
  2. ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2023). "Euidotea durvillei Poore & Lew Ton, 1993". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Isopod, Red Seaweed". Marine Life Database. New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago. 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.