Subphylum Crustacea | Genus Gnorimosphaeroma Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis Similar Isopods, Crustacean, Sphaeromatidae, Arthropod, Malacostraca |
Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis, the Oregon pill bug, is a small intertidal isopod crustacean. It is an oval-shaped organism roughly 6 mm in length, and about twice as long as it is wide. The primary habitat of G. oregonensis is the mid-Californian to Alaskan coast, where it inhabits tidal pools and the intertidal region up to depths of 24 metres (79 ft).
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