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Tide pool crustacean near Olympic National Park. Isopod?
Tide pool on beach in the state of Washington
Spotted on Oct 2, 2013
Submitted on Oct 24, 2013
4 Comments
No prob!
Thanks!
Pentidotea (Idotea) wosnesenkii is a common aquatic isopod found in tidepools on the Washington coast. The resources on marine ispods are few and far between. This is the only species I know for a fact occurs where you spotted it and it looks remarkably alike. I'm hesitant to suggest the ID because I don't know if this is the only marine isopod that occurs there nor do I know if these are something that can't be told apart until you get them under a microscope.
How am I the first person to like this spotting? It's super cool!