Cassidinidea
Hansen, 1905
Cassidinidea is a of sphaeromatid isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda) established by Hansen in 1905. Members are found in intertidal marine , with documented occurrences in the New World and the northern Indian Ocean. The genus includes at least two from India, with Cassidinidea andamanensis being the second definitive record from that region.
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Habitat
Intertidal marine environments. Cassidinidea andamanensis sp. nov. was collected from intertidal on the coast of South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India.
Distribution
New World (Western Hemisphere) and northern Indian Ocean. Specific documented location: South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Cassidinidea andamanensis sp. nov., a new species of intertidal Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Andaman Islands, northern Indian Ocean
- Redescription of the type species of the genus Cassidinidea Hansen, 1905 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae), with notes on geographic distribution of the New World species