Saduria entomon

Saduria entomon
Dead Saduria entomon washed up on the beach
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Chaetiliidae
Genus: Saduria
Species:
S. entomon
Binomial name
Saduria entomon
Synonyms

Oniscus entomon Linnaeus, 1758
Mesidotea entomon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Saduria entomon is a benthic isopod crustacean of the family Chaetiliidae. It is distributed along the coasts of the Arctic Ocean and of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the brackish Baltic Sea, where it is considered a glacial relict. Moreover, it is present in a number of North European lakes, including Ladoga, Vänern and Vättern. It has been introduced into the Black Sea.