Saduria entomon
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| Saduria entomon | |
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| Dead Saduria entomon washed on the beach | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Chaetiliidae |
| Genus: | Saduria |
| Species: | S. entomon |
| Binomial name | |
| Saduria entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) [1] |
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Saduria entomon is a benthic isopod crustacean of the family Chaetiliidae.[1] It is distributed along the coasts of the Arctic Ocean and of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the brackish Baltic Sea, where it is considered a glacial relict.[2] Moreover it is present in a number of North European lakes, including Ladoga, Vänern and Vättern. It has been introduced into the Black Sea.[3]
Saduria entomon is one of the largest crustaceans in the Baltic Sea. The largest ones are found in the depths of the Gulf of Bothnia,[4] being almost 9 centimetres (4 in) in length.[2]
Saduria entomon is a predator that feeds on other benthic animals, such as Monoporeia affinis. It is also a scavenger and a cannibal.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Saduria entomon (Linnaeus, 1758)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=92646. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Saduria entomon". Aquascope. http://www.vattenkikaren.gu.se/fakta/arter/crustace/isopoda/saduento/saduene.html. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ Y. Kvach (2009). "First report of Saduria (Mesidotea) entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) (Isopoda: Chaetiliidae) in the Black Sea" (PDF). Aquatic Invasions 4 (2): 393–395. doi:10.3391/ai.2009.4.2.17. http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2009/AI_2009_4_2_Kvach.pdf.
- ^ "Kilkki" (in Finnish). The Baltic Sea Portal. http://www.itameriportaali.fi/fi/tietoa/sanakirja/fi_FI/kilkki/. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
