Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Idotea urotoma Stimpson, 1864 | |
Blunt-tailed Isopod | |
Arthropoda: Crustacea: Malacostraca: Eumalacostraca: Peracarida: Isopoda: Valvifera: Idoteidae | |
Geographic Range: Puget Sound, WA to Baja California, Mexico. | Synonyms: |
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Carmel Pt. (south), Monterey Co., CA; 10 Apr 2008; 16mm total length. |
Description: Color extremely variable: yellowish gold, reddish brown, brown, black, or white & brown. Body long and slender. Pleotelson posterior margin without strong median process. |