Gribble

Limnoriidae
Limnoria quadripunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Superfamily: Limnorioidea
Family: Limnoriidae
White, 1850
Genera [1]

A gribble /ˈgɹɪbəl/ (or gribble worm[2]) is any of about 56 species of marine isopod from the family Limnoriidae. They are mostly pale white and small (1–4 millimetres or 0.04–0.16 inches long) crustaceans, although Limnoria stephenseni from subantarctic waters can reach 10 mm (0.4 in).

  1. ^ WoRMS (2011). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Limnoriidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "GRIBBLE VERSUS GRIBBLE – LET WORM BATTLE COMMENCE". November 9, 2007. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2015.