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Euidotea durvillei
Specimen found at New Plymouth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Idoteidae
Genus:	Euidotea
Species:	E. durvillei
Binomial name
Euidotea durvillei Poore [se] & Lew Ton, 1993

Euidotea durvillei, known commonly as the red seaweed isopod, is a species of marine isopod found in New Zealand.

Description

Adults reach 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. Body is red with a lightly coloured stripe down its back. The leading edge of each segment on the exoskeleton is curved towards its head. The tail section curves outwards.

Habitat

Euidotea durvillei is found on red seaweeds in the low to shallow subtidal regions of the intertidal zone of rocky shores.

Behaviour & diet

The red seaweed isopod is a nocturnal grazer feeder, feeding on red seaweed. It camouflages itself against the red seaweed on which it also lives.

Gallery

• Close-up of Euidotea durvillei
• Euidotea durvillei on seaweed

References

1. ^ Carson, Sally & Morris, Rod (2017). Collins Field Guide to the New Zealand Seashore. Harper Collins Publishers (New Zealand). ISBN 978-1-7755-4010-6.
2. Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2023). "Euidotea durvillei Poore & Lew Ton, 1993". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
3. ^ "Isopod, Red Seaweed". Marine Life Database. New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago. 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

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