Bodotria arenosa [Bodotria arenosa]
Description
Bodotria arenosa is a marine crustacean found in the North Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits sandy and muddy sediments of shallow water. Its body is slender and transparent, with a length of up to 6mm. The species is characterized by a robust first pereiopod with a chela (claw) that is shorter than the carpus (wrist).
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Crustaceans
Malacostraca
|
| Order |
Cumaceans
Cumacea
|
| Family |
Bodotriidae
Bodotriidae
|
| Genus |
Bodotria
Bodotria
|