The male of this isopod, which inhabits the bay of Christiansand, is not yet known. |
The Socorro isopod is a member of the order Isopoda, which is distinguished from other orders of the class Crustacea by its flattened body and seven pairs of legs. |
Bucholz has recently described a new kind of isopod, allied to the lyriopes, which lives on the Hemioniscus. |
It can be found sporadically in mudflat areas as can the isopod Chiridotea caeca. |
Other faunal groups, such as the polychaete worms and isopod crustaceans, appear to be endemic to certain specific plains and basins. |
This little crustacean is associated in its work on submerged timber with the isopod Limnoria lignorum. |