Abstract

Saduria entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) is a glacial relict with a distribution restricted to the Baltic Sea and several lakes in the Scandinavian region. It is also mentioned in arctic shallow waters of the North America, Siberia, and in the Caspian Sea. In February 2009, this isopod was reported for the first time from near the village of Lustdorf, in the Gulf of Odessa, Black Sea, Ukraine.

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  • Saduria (Mesidotea) entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) (Isopoda: Chaetiliidae) is a glacial relict common in the Baltic Sea and several lakes of the Scandinavian region, such as Ladoga, Malaren, Vattern, Vanern, Mjorn (Charlesworth 1957)

  • Saduria entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) is a glacial relict with a distribution restricted to the Baltic Sea and several lakes in the Scandinavian region

  • S. entomon were found attached to the sprat Sprattus sprattus phalericus (Risso, 1826) (Actynopterygii: Clupeidae) and this was not the first time that the isopod had been observed from the Lustdorf area

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Saduria (Mesidotea) entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) (Isopoda: Chaetiliidae) is a glacial relict common in the Baltic Sea and several lakes of the Scandinavian region, such as Ladoga, Malaren, Vattern, Vanern, Mjorn (Charlesworth 1957). Saduria entomon (Linnaeus, 1758) is a glacial relict with a distribution restricted to the Baltic Sea and several lakes in the Scandinavian region.

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