Urothoe elegans: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Urothoe elegans Urothoe elegans

Where the urothoe elegans lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 19,535 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

Scientific name	Urothoe elegans
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Crustacean
Order	Amphipoda
Family	Urothoidae

Where does the urothoe elegans live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the urothoe elegans in 8 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 urothoe elegans?

The urothoe elegans (Urothoe elegans) is a crustacean in the order Amphipoda and the family Urothoidae, genus Urothoe. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the urothoe elegans

Urothoe elegans is a species of very small marine amphipod crustaceans in the family Urothoidae. It was first described from Plymouth.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urothoe elegans (revision 1355361686), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q4467768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).