''Pentidotea kirchanskii'' is species of crustacean in the family
Idoteidae. It was first described by M.A. Miller & Lee.
Geographic range
Found along the coast of California in the Northern Pacific, usually documented between
San Jose and
San Diego.
Habitats
This
isopod
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
is found in the high intertidal zone;
Benthic
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...
.
Mobility
It uses drag powered swimming and walking to get around.
Biology
These organisms are
bilaterally symmetric
Symmetry in biology refers to the symmetry observed in organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. External symmetry can be easily seen by just looking at an organism. For example, take the face of a human being which has a pla ...
, and
multicellular as they a member of the Animalia kingdom.
Mating behavior
Sperm
Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, whi ...
transfer is indirect, females hold eggs in pouch until
spawning.
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External links
Image library
Valvifera
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