Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 41 meters (134 feet).Standard Deviation = 121.050 based on 8,346 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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)Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Nepa
There are approximately 9 species in this genus:
N. anophthalma · N. apiculata (Ana Wingless Thread Bug) · N. cinera · N. cinerea · N. hoffmanni · N. hoffmanni(Esaki · N. rubra · N. rustica · N. sardiniensis
More Info
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 12 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 21, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Danish waterbugs
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Water Bug
- data for Britain
- University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2723536
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-103767
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13720338
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 103767
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 434425
