ERMS taxon details
Idotea Fabricius, 1798
118454 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118454)
accepted
Genus
- Species Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772)
- Species Idotea chelipes (Pallas, 1766)
- Species Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Species Idotea granulosa Rathke, 1843
- Species Idotea linearis (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Species Idotea metallica Bosc, 1801
- Species Idotea neglecta G. O. Sars, 1897
- Species Idotea ostroumovi Sowinsky, 1895
- Species Idotea pelagica Leach, 1816
- Species Idotea whymperi Miers, 1881
- Species Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772 accepted as Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Idotea brevicornis Rathke, 1843 accepted as Idotea metallica Bosc, 1801 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Idotea carinata Lucas, 1846 accepted as Stenosoma carinata (Lucas, 1846) (superseded original combination)
- Species Idotea hectica Pallas, 1772 accepted as Synischia hectica (Pallas, 1772) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932
page(s): 302 [details]
page(s): 302 [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Idotea Fabricius, 1798. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118454 on 2025-04-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Idotea Fabricius, 1798. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118454 on 2025-04-06
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Fabricius, J.C. (1798). Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae. Hafniae: Proft et Storck: 1-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25565932
page(s): 302 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
source of synonymy Heegaard P.E. & L.B. Holthuis (1960). Proposed use of the plenary powers to validate the generic name Idotea J.C. Fabricius, 1798 (class Crustacea, order Isopoda) and matters connected therewith. Z.N. (S.) 412. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 17: 178-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12220147
note: suppression of misspellings, Idothea, Idotaea [details]
page(s): 302 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in RoR) [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
source of synonymy Heegaard P.E. & L.B. Holthuis (1960). Proposed use of the plenary powers to validate the generic name Idotea J.C. Fabricius, 1798 (class Crustacea, order Isopoda) and matters connected therewith. Z.N. (S.) 412. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 17: 178-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12220147
note: suppression of misspellings, Idothea, Idotaea [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
