BIOTIC Species Information for Eurydice pulchra
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| Researched by | Lizzie Tyler | Data supplied by | University of Sheffield |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Eurydice pulchra | Common name | Speckled selouse |
| MCS Code | S854 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Crustacea | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Eumalacostraca | |
| Subclass | Peracarida | Order | Isopoda |
| Suborder | Flabellifera | Family | Cirolanidae |
| Genus | Eurydice | Species | pulchra |
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| Additional Information | British coastal isopods have been described by Naylor (1972, 1990). A second intertidal species of Eurydice, Eurydice affinis Hansen, is also found on British shores. It is distinguished from Eurydice pulchra by an overall paler appearance, with black spots only on its dorsal surface. In Britain it has a more restricted distribution than Eurydice pulchra, from south-west England into North Wales, where it occurs amongst populations of Eurydice pulchra. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Howson & Picton, 1997, Naylor, 1972, Naylor, 1990, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward, 1994, Hayward et al., 1996, Fish & Fish, 1996, | ||
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