Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772)
(a sea slater)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIdotea balthica (a sea slater)
GenusIdotea (a genus of sea slaters)
FamilyIDOTEIDAE (a family of sea slaters)
SuborderVALVIFERA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (SUBCLASS) (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Idotea balthica (a sea slater) :
1: Idotea balthica (a sea slater)
27 Apr 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
single well-marked individual
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 5: Dorsal view - enlarged (5)Image 6: Dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Hiding under seaweed - enlargedImage 8: Hiding under seaweed - enlarged (2)Image 9: Hiding under seaweed - enlarged (3)Image 10: Lateral view - enlargedImage 11: Latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 12: Latero-dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 13: Ventral view - enlarged - pale background
2: Idotea balthica (a sea slater)
6 Jul 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Dorsal view

Idotea balthica (a sea slater) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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