Eurydice pulchra: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Eurydice pulchra
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Crustacean
Order	Isopoda
Family	Cirolanidae

Where does the eurydice pulchra live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eurydice pulchra in 10 countries and territories across 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 eurydice pulchra?

The eurydice pulchra (Eurydice pulchra) is a crustacean in the order Isopoda and the family Cirolanidae, genus Eurydice. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eurydice pulchra

Eurydice pulchra, the speckled sea louse, is a species of isopod crustacean found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean.

The generic name is for the nymph Eurydice of Greek mythology; the specific name means beautiful in Latin. The range of the species extends from Norway to the Atlantic coast of Morocco, but not into the Mediterranean Sea. It lives in the intertidal zone on sandy shores. It has large eyes and long antennae, is grey to brown in colour, and has black spots (each one a chromatophore) on all its body surfaces. Males grow up to 8 millimetres (0.31 in), while females reach 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurydice pulchra (revision 1332944330), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1649261 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).