Pentidotea Wosnesenskii (Rockweed Isopod)

Description:

• Can be as large as 40mm.
• Usually colored to camouflage with the rockweed.
• Exoskeleton
• Bilateral Symmetry
• Three tissue layers

Taxonomy:

• Animalia
• Arthropoda
• Malacostraca
• Isopoda
• Idoteidae
• Pentidotea
• P. Wosnesenskii

Ecology/ Features:

• Found on rocky shores.
• Found along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines.
• Often found hiding under rockweed.
• Usually found in intertidial zone.
• Feeds on algae.
• Reproduction occurs in spring.
• Stays attached with mother until full maturation stage is reached.