Elthusa californica is a species of isopod in the family Cymothoidae of the order Isopoda. E. californica is a saltwater parasitic isopod. Like many species of the Elthusa genus, E. californica was first placed in within the Liveneca genus, but later underwent taxonomic revisions.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Elthusa californica 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.
Easily confused with
- Rocinela belliceps
- Livoneca ovalis
- Nerocila lanceolata
- Eurylana arcuata
- Exosphaeroma inornata
- Hyperia galba
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Cymothoidae
- Genus
- Elthusa
- Species
- Elthusa californica
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