Bodotria scorpioides: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bodotria scorpioides lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bodotria scorpioides
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Cumacea
Family	Bodotriidae

Where does the bodotria scorpioides live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bodotria scorpioides in 10 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bodotria scorpioides?

The bodotria scorpioides (Bodotria scorpioides) is a crustacean in the order Cumacea and the family Bodotriidae, genus Bodotria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bodotria scorpioides

Bodotria scorpioides is a species of crustacean belonging to the order Cumacea. They are found in the East Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. B. scorpioides does not possess a free telson. The first thoracic somite is too short to be seen from above, the second is longer. Both males and females have exopods (outer branches) on the first pereopods only.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bodotria scorpioides (revision 1266004170), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2664209 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).