APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Idotea pelagica Leach, 1816 - An isopod (Isopoda images)
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Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- dorsal view adult male 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- ventral view 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- dorsal view anterior 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- dorsal view anterior 2

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- antenna 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- antennule 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- telson 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above is an adult male, it was found in a sample of algae taken from a pool on the lowershore at Lesceave, Praa Sands, near Helston, Cornwall, 02.11.20.

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- dorsal view juvenile under microscope 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- dorsal view anterior juvenile under microscope 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- antenna and antennule under microscope 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- telson under microscope 1

Isopod
Idotea pelagica
- habitat / location 1

A juvenile female specimen was found in a scrape sample taken from under boulders on the lowershore at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 29.06.17.

Note the rounded telson and the end of the anntenule falls between the second and third segment of the antennal peduncle. The flagellum is more hairy in male specimens.

Idotea pelagica isopod Marine Animal Resembling Woodlouse Isopoda Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.