Common name: Baltic isopod
Scientific name: Idotea balthica
Locations: sea bed near seaweed and eelgrass
Seasonality: available all year
Colors: green, brown, white spotted or striped
Size: 1/4”
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold by the each
Common name: Baltic isopod
Scientific name: Idotea balthica
Locations: sea bed near seaweed and eelgrass
Seasonality: available all year
Colors: green, brown, white spotted or striped
Size: 1/4”
Collected: by hand
Quantity: sold by the each
Baltic isopod (Idotea balthica).
Tidepool Tim says, “This species of isopod eats seaweeds! They live in shallow areas inhabited by algae and eelgrass. Look for three thorns on their tail plate to know you’ve got one.”
