Saduria entomon
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| Saduria entomon Linnaeus, 1758 |
Saduria entomon (Finnish: kilkki, Swedish: skorv) is a benthic isopod, or an "aquatic sow bug", common in the Baltic Sea. It is one of the Baltic's glacial relicts, which dispersed to the Baltic pool in the end of the last ice age some 7000 years ago. Saduria is one of the largest crustaceans in the Baltic Sea, the largest ones in the deeps of the Gulf of Bothnia being almost 10 cm in length.
S. entomon is a predator that feeds on other benthic animals, such as Monoporeia affinis. It has also been observed to be a cannibal as well as a carrion eater.
[edit] References
- (Finnish) The Baltic Sea Portal of FIMR (Finnish Institute of Marine Research), in Finnish (includes a photo) Accessed on May 15, 2007.
- Aquascope of Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory. Accessed on May 10, 2005.
- Saduria entomon (TSN 92646). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on February 1, 2006.
