Idotea linearis

Idotea linearis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Idoteidae
Genus:	Idotea
Species:	I. linearis
Binomial name
	Idotea linearis; (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
	Oniscus linearis Linnaeus, 1763; Stenosoma lineare Leach, 1815; Idothea sexlineata Krøyer, 1846;

Idotea linearis is a species of elongated isopod crustacean.

Description

Idotea linearis is a narrow organism, up to seven times longer than wide. Males tend to be larger than females, and can reach 40 millimetres (1.6 in) in length.^[1]

Distribution and ecology

The distribution of Idotea linearis extends from the North Sea south to Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea. It lives below the littoral zone, and can often be seen swimming near sandy shores at low tide.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Matthijs van Couwelaar, ed. (2003). "Idotea linearis". Zooplankton and Micronekton of the North Sea. Marine Species Identification Portal. ISBN 90-75000-56-1. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

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[North-1] Matthijs van Couwelaar, ed. (2003). "Idotea linearis". Zooplankton and Micronekton of the North Sea. Marine Species Identification Portal. ISBN 90-75000-56-1. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

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