Idotea_metallica Knowpia

Idotea metallica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Idoteidae
Genus:	Idotea
Species:	I. metallica
Binomial name
	Idotea metallica; Bosc, 1802
Synonyms
	Idotea brevicornis Rathke, 1843 ;

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. It often gets blown inshore, where it is outcompeted by related species such as Idotea balthica.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "Idotea metallica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Idotea metallica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Idotea metallica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[itis-1] "Idotea metallica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[gbif-2] "Idotea metallica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

[buglink-3] "Idotea metallica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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