Iais chilense

Iais chilense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Janiridae
Genus:	Iais
Species:	I. chilense
Binomial name
	Iais chilense; (Winkler, 1992)

Last updated January 15, 2026

Iais chilense is a species of marine isopod in the family Janiridae.^[1] It was first described as Neoecitas chilense, before it was moved to the genus Iais .^[2] It is among the few members of Iais which do not live commensally with sphaeromatid isopods, and are instead found living near sea level in cracks or crevices.^[3]

References

↑ Schotte, Marilyn (2008). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Iais chilense (Winkler, 1992)". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2024-09-24.
↑ Winkler, H. (1992). "Neoectias chilense, a new janirid genus and species from Chile (Isopoda, Asellota, Janiridae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 228 (3): 174–181.
↑ Wilson, George D. F.; Wägele, Johann-Wolfgang (1994). "Review of the Family Janiridae (Crustacea : Isopoda : Asellota)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 8: 702.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Schotte, Marilyn (2008). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Iais chilense (Winkler, 1992)". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2024-09-24.

[2] Winkler, H. (1992). "Neoectias chilense, a new janirid genus and species from Chile (Isopoda, Asellota, Janiridae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 228 (3): 174–181.

[3] Wilson, George D. F.; Wägele, Johann-Wolfgang (1994). "Review of the Family Janiridae (Crustacea : Isopoda : Asellota)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 8: 702.

[1]

[2]

[3]