MSBIAS taxon details
Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772)
119039 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119039)
accepted
Species
Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Pallas P. S. (1772). Spicilegia Zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. Fasciculus 9: 1-86. Berolini., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27818001
page(s): 66 [details]
page(s): 66 [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119039 on 2025-09-13
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Idotea balthica (Pallas, 1772). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119039 on 2025-09-13
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(of ) Pallas P. S. (1772). Spicilegia Zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur cura P.S. Pallas. Fasciculus 9: 1-86. Berolini., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27818001
page(s): 66 [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Aquatic environment and quality group; Flanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO), Belgium; (2017): Subtidal epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of a foreshore suppletion at the Belgian coast, period 2013-2016. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Kensley, B. (1994) Records of shallow-water marine isopods from Bermuda with descriptions of four new species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 14(2): 319-336. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
additional source Rappé, G. (1989). Annoted checklist of the marine and brackish-water Isopoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of Belgium, <B><I>in</I></B>: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). <i>Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium".</i> pp. 165-168 (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy Wares, J. P.; Toonen, R. J.; Wetzer, R.; Daley, S. (2007). An evaluation of cryptic lineages of Idotea balthica (Isopoda: Idoteidae): morphology and microsatellites. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 27(4): 643-648., available online at https://doi.org/10.1651/s-2825r.1 [details]
page(s): 66 [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Aquatic environment and quality group; Flanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO), Belgium; (2017): Subtidal epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring in function of a foreshore suppletion at the Belgian coast, period 2013-2016. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Kensley, B. (1994) Records of shallow-water marine isopods from Bermuda with descriptions of four new species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 14(2): 319-336. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
additional source Rappé, G. (1989). Annoted checklist of the marine and brackish-water Isopoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca) of Belgium, <B><I>in</I></B>: Wouters, K.; Baert, L. (Ed.) (1989). <i>Proceedings of the Symposium "Invertebrates of Belgium".</i> pp. 165-168 (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy Wares, J. P.; Toonen, R. J.; Wetzer, R.; Daley, S. (2007). An evaluation of cryptic lineages of Idotea balthica (Isopoda: Idoteidae): morphology and microsatellites. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 27(4): 643-648., available online at https://doi.org/10.1651/s-2825r.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (89 barcodes) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Idotea baltica) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 68127 proteins) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 68127 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 61738 Idotea baltica lateral at 6x photo) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 61738 Idotea baltica lateral tail at 12x photo) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To PESI (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (182 records) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 097792)
To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (89 barcodes) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Idotea baltica) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 68127 proteins) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To GenBank (138 nucleotides; 68127 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 61738 Idotea baltica lateral at 6x photo) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ CRT 61738 Idotea baltica lateral tail at 12x photo) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To PESI (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (182 records) (from synonym Idotea baltica Pallas, 1772)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 097792)
