Glyptidotea

Glyptidotea lichtensteini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Family:
Idoteidae
Genus:
Glyptidotea

Stebbing, 1902
Species:
G. lichtensteini
Binomial name
Glyptidotea lichtensteini
Krauss, 1843
Synonyms
  • Idotea lichtensteini Krauss, 1843

Glyptidotea is a monotypic genus of isopod in the family Idoteidae.[1] Its sole member is Glyptidotea lichtensteini, the keeled isopod, a medium-sized isopod found on the coast of southern Africa.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Glyptidotea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ G. Poore, M. Schotte (2015). "Glyptidotea lichtensteini". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Branch, G. M.; Griffiths, C. L.; Branch, M. L.; Beckley, L. E. (2010). Two Oceans: a Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature.