tiki Ryan Photographic - Idoteidae - Estuarine and freshwater isopods

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Family Idoteidae

There are currently 23 genera of idoteid isopods and around 200 species. I first came across them as a major component in the diet of the New Zealand shortfinned eel while I was doing my doctorate thesis. I was fascinated by these creatures and sampled them as a separate side project. Thanks to my colleagues Lindsay Chadderton and Mike Winterbourn I was able to incorporate my data in a paper published by the three of us. You can access that paper here.

 

Austridotea annectens - Freshwater isopod

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9118

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9118

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9141

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9141

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9135

Austridotea annectens, Taumutu, New Zealand IMG_9135

 

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