Idotea

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Idotea
Idotea baltica.jpg
Idotea balthica
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Idotea

Fabricius, 1798 [1]
Type species

Fabricius, 1793

Idotea is a genus of isopod crustaceans, mostly from cold temperate waters. The taxonomy of the genus is still in doubt, and many of the currently recognised species may be taxonomic synonyms, and others may be moved to different genera.[2] The genus Idotea includes the following species:[3]

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  1. ^ "Idotea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ John P. Wares; Sarah Daley; Regina Wetzer; Robert J. Toonen (2007). "An evaluation of cryptic lineages of Idotea balthica (Isopoda: Idoteidae): morphology and microsatellites". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 27 (4): 643–648. doi:10.1651/S-2825R.1.
  3. ^ Gary Poore & Marilyn Schotte (2011). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Idotea Fabricius, 1798". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.


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