Idotea balthica, also known as the Baltic isopod and the smooth seaweed isopod, is a species of marine isopod which lives on seaweed and seagrass in the subtidal zone of rocky shores and sandy lagoons.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Baltic Isopod being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Idoteidae
- Genus
- Idotea
- Species
- Idotea balthica
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