Skip to main content

Sea centipede (slinkter)

Euidotea bakeri

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

-38.3942, 145.125

Field Notes

Description:

About 65mm long <br> 7 segments; keeled telson <br> antennae very centipedish.

Habitat:

Hiding under a small rock at low tide. <br>
Westernport, Victoria, Australia.

Notes:

Second photo for scale <br>
Found by Eva-May Smith - 27-08-2019 named it 'Slinkter' <br>
Synonymous Paridotea bakeri Collinge, 1917 <br> https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Reminds me of the armored millipedes of the Amazon. Thanks Mark.
Photographed
PublishedAugust 27, 2019

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon