Marlin Harms, California USA, California, USA
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Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851)
Pentidotea wonsnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco. The colour is usually green, but its colour is adaptable to its environment. It can often be found hiding under rockweed (Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone, often abundant in kelp, in mussel beds, and under intertidal rocks.
The species is named for the Russian zoologist Ilya Gavrilovich Vosnesensky, who collected and studied species from Siberia, Alaska, and California from 1839-1848.
Synonymised names:
Idotea hirtipes Dana, 1853 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea media Dana, 1854 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea oregonensis Dana, 1854 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851 (superseded original combination)
Pentidotea wonsnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco. The colour is usually green, but its colour is adaptable to its environment. It can often be found hiding under rockweed (Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone, often abundant in kelp, in mussel beds, and under intertidal rocks.
The species is named for the Russian zoologist Ilya Gavrilovich Vosnesensky, who collected and studied species from Siberia, Alaska, and California from 1839-1848.
Synonymised names:
Idotea hirtipes Dana, 1853 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea media Dana, 1854 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea oregonensis Dana, 1854 (junior subjective synonym)
Idotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851 (superseded original combination)
