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Sea centipede

Euidotea peronii

Photo by MartinL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A common marine isopod. They vary in color as illustrated in this other spotting on the same beach http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8961068

Habitat:

Common rock pool crustacean of Southern Australia

Reference Links:

Sea centipede image page

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Comments (2)
MartinL
They seem to change color easily, the local park warden told me there are many of both colors here, as proven by the one you saw at the same location.
Leuba Ridgway
What lovely colour - great Martin ! I would have mistaken it for a piece of weed..

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PublishedMarch 12, 2012

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