Isaea

Isaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Isaeidae
Genus: Isaea
H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
Species

Isaea montagui Milne-Edwards, 1830
Isaea elmhirsti Patience, 1909

Isaea is a small genus of amphipod crustaceans that live commensally on the mouthparts of other crustaceans.

Isaea montagui

I. montagui was named in 1830 by Henri Milne-Edwards in honour of George Montagu.[1] It lives on the mouthparts of the spider crab Maja squinado, and is found from the West of Ireland to the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Isaea elmhirsti

I. elmhirsti was named in 1909 by Alexander Patience in honour of Richard Elmhirst, who was the director at that time of the University Marine Biological Station at Millport.[3] It lives on the mouthparts of the European lobster, Homarus gammarus, and is found from Ireland to the Bay of Biscay.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hans G. Hansson. "George Montagu". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hans G. Hansson (August 1998). "NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine crustacea check-list" (PDF). Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Hans G. Hansson. "Alexander Patience". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.