isopod in English

noun
1
a crustacean of the order Isopoda , such as a wood louse.

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1. As nouns the difference between Amphipod and isopod is that Amphipod is a member of taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans while isopod is any of very many crustaceans, of the order isopoda , that have a flattened body, and no carapace.

2. The Amphipoda populate most marine and freshwater habitats and often comprise a large portion of Gammaridean isopod, Cyproidea sp.

3. Known parasites of this species include the tapeworms Grillotia smaris-gora, G. angeli, and Christianella minuta, the fluke Pseudocotyle squatinae, the monogenean Leptocotyle minor, and the isopod Aega rosacea.

4. Within the bounds of the common general morphology of the malacostracan stomach, an isopod type (Amphipoda, Cumacea, Tanaidacea, Isopoda) and a decapod type (Mysidacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda) are distinguishable. These two types are connected by an intermediate type, which reveals characteristics of both (Lophogastrida).