Idotea phosphorea

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Idotea phosphorea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Idoteidae
Genus: Idotea
Species:
I. phosphorea
Binomial name
Idotea phosphorea
Harger, 1873

Idotea phosphorea is a species of isopod in the family Idoteidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Idotea phosphorea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Idotea phosphorea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.