Sponge Isopod | Animalz

Sponge IsopodThis crustacean is known from California, USA.What does it look like?In the large alpha form of adult males, the outer uropodal branches are elongated and the inner branches very short.Where and how does it live?Large alpha males attract females into the internal cavities of calcareous sponges, where mating and brooding of young take place.In the large alpha form of adult males, a short pointed spine on the basal knob overhangs the tail-plate notch.In the large alpha form of adult males, both branches of the fourth and fifth abdominal appendages have gill folds.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.