Isopod

Cymodoce richardsoniae

• Group: Other

A small isopod of shallow water, this crustacean tucks its flat, segmented body under cover and rolls up when threatened. Members of its genus graze algae and also prey on sponges, straddling the line between herbivore and hunter.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Isopoda › Sphaeromatidae › Cymodoce

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 256976.