[Austridotea] isopods are found in South Island coastal streams near or within estuaries. They are somewhat elongated isopods, up to 1cm ...
The freshwater paranthurid isopods have elongated bodies, making them look quite unlike the more familiar slater-shaped isopods. [Paranth...
Sphaeromatids are small, fast swimming isopods found in the estuarine reaches of streams and rivers. They are sometimes known as “pillbug...
The freshwater paranthurid isopods have elongated bodies, making them look quite unlike the more familiar slater-shaped isopods. [Crurege...
The phreatoicids are among the isopod groups that include species specialised to living in groundwater. They differ from most isopods in ...
[Styloniscus] is a small, slater-like isopod with a mottled grey-brown colouring and longer antennae than most aquatic isopods. This isop...
![[Austridotea annectens]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/austridotea_taierimontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![[Paranthura]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/paranthura_22xmontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![[Cruregens]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/cruregens_3_wellington001_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![[Phreatoicidae]. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/phreatoicid_src_site_162_5407_20xmontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![[Styloniscus] and eggs collected from a swimming pool. Image: Stephen Moore](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/freshwater-invertebrates/styloniscus_goeff_rays_isopodsmontage_b_650_na__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)