Species sheet
Swimming isopod
Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793)
AnimalsIsopods, Amphipods, Mysidaceans... (Peracarids)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Idotée échancréeFrench (France)
- Babonée marineFrench (France)
- Cloporte de merFrench (France)
- Idotée à encocheFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Cymothoa emarginata
- Idotea emarginata massiliensis
- Idotea excisa
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Sources
- MAYOUX Alain, NOËL Pierre, DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie in : DORIS, 31/01/2014 : Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3092
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Idotea emarginata (Fabricius, 1793), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1127
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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