| Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Idoteidae |
| Genus: | Pentidotea |
| Species: | P. wosnesenskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentidotea wosnesenskii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Idotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851) | |
Pentidotea wosnesenskii is a marine isopod which lives on seaweed on rocky shores along the British Columbia and Washington coastlines, as far south as San Francisco.[2] It can often be found hiding under rockweed (Fucus gardnerii) in the intertidal zone, and can be found in depths up to 919 metres (3,015 ft).[3] It was described as Idotea wosnesenskii in 1851, by Johann Friedrich von Brandt, and is named after the Russian biologist Ilya G. Voznesensky.[2][4] The isopod grows up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length and is usually green in colour.[5]
It is preyed upon by the surf scoter.[3]
- ^ Gary Poore & Marilyn Schotte (2010). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Pentidotea wosnesenskii Brandt, 1851". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Sol Felty Light & James T. Carlton (2007). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.
- ^ a b "Rockweed Isopod - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Brandt, 1851)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii) - JungleDragon". www.jungledragon.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.