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Image of Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson 1857)

Image of Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson 1857)

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Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson, 1857) Common name: Concave isopod, eelgrass isopod, cut-tailed isopod, seaweed isopod, kelp isopod, transparent isopod Pentidotea resecata about 5 cm long found by Heidee Leno at Shannon Point. The brown stringy growth seen at several places on the body is chains of diatoms attached to the cuticle. Photo taken by Heidee Leno, July 2002

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