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Iais floridana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Janiridae
Genus:	Iais
Species:	I. floridana
Binomial name
Iais floridana Kensley & Schotte, 1999

Iais floridana is a species of isopod in the family Janiridae. It has a commensal relationship with another isopod, the wood-boring Sphaeroma terebrans. Its native range is unknown, but its host is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It is currently known from the Gulf and Eastern coasts of Florida, where it was first found, and described, in the 1990’s.

References

1. Schotte, Marilyn (2008). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Iais floridana Kensley & Schotte, 1999". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
2. "Iais floridana". Nemesis. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

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