''Pentidotea'' is a genus of

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 ...

s 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'' Richardson, 1912 *''Colidotea'' Richardson, 1899 *''Crabyzos'' Bate, ...

. There are about 13 described species in ''Pentidotea''.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus ''Pentidotea'': * '' Pentidotea aculeata'' Stafford, 1913 * '' Pentidotea australis'' Hale, 1924 * '' Pentidotea gracillima'' (Dana, 1854) * '' Pentidotea kirchanskii'' (M. A. Miller & Lee, 1970) * '' Pentidotea montereyensis'' (Maloney, 1933) * '' Pentidotea panousei'' Daguerre de Hureaux, 1968 * '' Pentidotea recta'' Rafi & Laubitz, 1990 * '' Pentidotea resecata'' (Stimpson, 1857) (eelgrass isopod) * '' Pentidotea rotundata'' H. Richardson, 1909 * '' Pentidotea schmitti'' (Menzies, 1950) * '' Pentidotea stenops'' (J. E. Benedict, 1898) * '' Pentidotea whitei'' (Stimpson, 1864) * '' Pentidotea wosnesenskii'' (Brandt, 1851) (rockweed isopod)

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