The Idoteidae are a
family
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of
isopod
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crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...
s. It includes these genera:
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Austridotea''
Poore, 2001
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Batedotea''
Poore & Lew Ton, 1993
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Cleantiella''
Richardson, 1912
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Colidotea''
Richardson, 1899
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Crabyzos''
Bate, 1863
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Edotia''
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
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Engidotea''
Barnard, 1914
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Erichsonella''
Benedict ''in'' Richardson, 1901
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Euidotea
''Euidotea'' is a genus of marine isopods belonging to the family Idoteidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Species
There are seven species:
*''Euidotea bakeri''
*''Euidotea caeruleotincta''
*''Euidotea danai ...
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Collinge, 1917
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Eusymmerus''
Richardson, 1899
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Glyptidotea
''Glyptidotea'' is a Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of Isopoda, isopod in the family (biology), family Idoteidae. Its sole member is ''Glyptidotea lichtensteini'', the keeled isopod, a medium-sized isopod found on the coast of southern Africa.
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Stebbing, 1902
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Idotea
''Idotea'' is a genus of isopod crustaceans, mostly from cold temperate waters. The taxonomy of the genus is still in doubt, and many of the currently recognised species may be synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms, and others may be moved to d ...
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Fabricius, 1798
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Lyidotea''
Hale, 1929
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Moplisa''
Moreira, 1974
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Parasymmerus''
Brusca & Wallerstein, 1979
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Paridotea''
Stebbing, 1900
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Pentias''
Richardson, 1904
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Pentidotea
''Pentidotea'' is a genus of isopods in the family Idoteidae
The Idoteidae are a family (biology), family of isopod crustaceans. It includes these genera:
*''Austridotea'' Poore, 2001
*''Batedotea'' Poore & Lew Ton, 1993
*''Cleantiella'' Rich ...
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Richardson, 1905
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Platidotea''
Park & Wägele, 1995
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Stenosoma''
Leach, 1814
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Synidotea''
Harger, 1878
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Synischia''
Hale, 1924
References
Valvifera
Crustacean families
Taxa named by George Samouelle
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