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Oregon Pillbug

Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense

Description:

Another isopod. When I picked up a rock on the water's edge there were dozens of these. They seem to have little scales on each segment, some of which are bluish-green

Habitat:

Under a rock on the water's edge at a rocky beach

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6 Comments

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

I think you just copy and pasted the incomplete link: http://www.dailybreeze.com/environment-a...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 7 years ago

Hmmmm...... chief.thanks for letting me know.

http://www.dailybreeze.com/environment-a......
Hi Hema, this page is not available.

Machi
Machi 7 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion. Though related to pill millipedes, this is a marine isopod and pill millipedes are usually just the name for the terrestrial kind

Pill millipedes?

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Alaska, USA

Spotted on Jun 13, 2016
Submitted on Jul 27, 2016

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