Category: Invertebrate
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Family:

Other Names:
Isopod

Notes
It has a short rostrum (point between the eyes) and has a colour pattern of longitudinal bands of green with a slight tinging of red. It is concealed by day in dark rocky crevices that may be above the water.Scavenges on dead plants and animals. It is found in tidal pools on rocky shores.


References
Guide to Common Intertidal Species of the South Island, NZ: Scheil