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Giant isopods are a good example of deep-sea gigantism (cf. giant squid), as they are far larger than the "typical" isopods that are up to 5 cm (2.0 in). Bathynomus can be divided into "giant" species where the adults generally are between 8 and 15 cm (3.1 and 5.9 in) long and "supergiant" species where the adults are typically between 17 and ...
Porcellionidae (sowbugs) and Armadillididae (pillbugs) are seen often as they are the most common terrestrial isopods in Europe and North America. [52] While some isopod species are kept purely as pets, some can also be used as an addition to bioactive terrariums, due to their ability to break down decaying organic materials.
Epicaridea is a former suborder of isopods, now treated as an infraorder in suborder Cymothoida. [1] [2] They are ectoparasites that inhabit other crustaceans, namely ostracods, copepods, barnacles and malacostracans. Epicarideans are found globally. Epicaridea are generally less well researched than other isopods. [3]
Pentidotea resecata, the eelgrass isopod, is a species of isopod in the family Idoteidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is found in North America, along the Pacific coast from Alaska and British Columbia south to Baja California Sur , and inhabits the shallow intertidal .
Iridovirus armadillidium1, known formerly as Invertebrate iridescent virus 31 (IIV-31) and informally as isopod iridovirus, is a species of invertebrate iridescent virus in the genus Iridovirus. [2] Oniscidea (commonly known by a variety of names including woodlouse , pillbug , slater , roly-poly , potato bug , et al.) serve as hosts.
The IUCN Red List lists the Socorro isopod as extinct in the wild (EW). [13] This listing is likely out of date since the isopod was last assessed on August 1, 1996. Based on the five-year review from the USFWS the isopod is likely Vulnerable (VU). [3] It was the first crustacean ever listed on the endangered species list. [14]
Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda.Unlike members of some other woodlice families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals.
North Carolina is the most ecologically unique state in the southeast because its borders contain sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal habitats. Although the state is at temperate latitudes, the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf Stream influence climate and, hence, the vegetation (flora) and animals (fauna).