''Idotea neglecta'' is a marine

isopod Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...

in the family Idoteidae. It can be found on

algae Algae ( , ; : alga ) is an informal term for any organisms of a large and diverse group of photosynthesis, photosynthetic organisms that are not plants, and includes species from multiple distinct clades. Such organisms range from unicellular ...

in the

littoral The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely i ...

and

sublittoral The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely in ...

zone of north-west European coasts.

Distribution

''I. neglecta'' can be found on all north-west European coasts.

Description

Male ''I. neglecta'' measure , females . They are brownish, sometimes with white longitudinal lateral markings or white marbling over the dorsal surface. The

pleotelson The telson () is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segment on account of ...

of adults has straight sides converging posteriorly.

References

Valvifera Isopods of the Atlantic Ocean Taxa named by Georg Ossian Sars Crustaceans described in 1897 {{isopod-stub