General Description
Body very slender, about 10 times as long as wide, dorsoventrally flattened, dorsal surface smooth. Head as long as wide, rostrum poorly defined, not projecting as far as anterolateral lobes. First body segment (pereonite 1) fused to head; mouthparts asymmetrical; pleon without sutures visible dorsally, apex sharply tapering. Pleotelson elongate and acute. Up to 5 cm long.
Biology
Crabyzos longicaudatus is commonly encountered in samples from seagrass beds and is as brilliant green as the plants with which it lives. The species belongs to one of the few families of herbivorous isopods.
Habitat
Seagrass beds, to depth of 20 m.
Reefs
Coastal shores
Seagrass meadows
Distribution guide
Southern Australia.
Species Group
Depth
Shore (0-1 m)
Shallow (1-30 m)
Deep ( > 30 m)
Water Column
Max Size
5 cm
Diet
Herbivore
Commercial Species
No
Global Dispersal
Native to Australia
Species Code
MoV 956
Conservation Status
- DSE Advisory List : Not listed
- EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
- IUCN Red List : Not listed