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Its body length is 1.5 to 2 cm. Its color range is from green to brown with dots, similar to its host algae. In both live and preserved specimens, it has dark or reddish round eyes.
Inhabits shallow waters (Ref. 3113) and are found clinging firmly on the blades of large kelps like Macrosystis spp. and Lessonia spp. which they also feed on (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.