An isopod with a pale grey body that features a pair of double flat, oval-shaped plates at the rear with a head that is rounded and the posterior end pointed.

Like other isopods this species are scavanger feeding on the decaying matter along our shorelines and on the sea floor.

At a glance

Habitat Under stones on sheltered intertidal shores
Size Usually less than 1 cm long, but up to 2 cm long
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia
Habitat
Under stones on sheltered intertidal shores
Size
Usually less than 1 cm long, but up to 2 cm long
Common Name Marine Pill Bug
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassMalacostraca
SubclassEumalacostraca
SuperorderPeracarida
OrderIsopoda
SuborderSphaeromatidea
FamilySphaeromatidae
GenusZuzara
SpeciesZuzara venosa
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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