Isaea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Isaeidae |
| Genus: | Isaea H. Milne-Edwards, 1830 |
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Isaea montagui Milne-Edwards, 1830 | |
Isaea is a small genus of amphipod crustaceans that live commensally on the mouthparts of other crustaceans.
Isaea montagui
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.