Iais singaporensis is a species of marine isopod found in Singapore.[1] It is found living commensally on sphaeromatid isopods.[2]
| Iais singaporensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Janiridae |
| Genus: | Iais |
| Species: | I. singaporensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Iais singaporensis Menzies & Barnard, 1951
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Description
editThe male holotype of Iais singaporensis is about 1.7 millimetres (0.067 in) in length and about 0.7 millimetres (0.028 in) in width. Its first antenna is about one fifth of the length of the body, with the second antenna being longer at slightly less than two thirds of the body. The pleotelson is noticeably rounded and wider than it is long.[2]
References
edit- ^ Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Iais singaporensis". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Menzies, R. J.; Barnard, J. L. (1951). "The isopodan genus Iais (Crustacea)". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 50 (3): 136–151.
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