Limnoria tripunctata

Limnoria tripunctata Menzies, 1951
Wood boring gribble

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Family:	Limnoriidae (gribbles)
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Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 7 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: from India north to Hong Kong and south to Australia. Introduced in Japan, New Zealand, Eastern Pacific, Europe and Southern Atlantic. Possibly cryptogenic in Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Epibiotic, found on mangrove swamp (Ref. 111151). Found on rock pools (Ref. 124789). Can also be found nestling in the empty shells of barnacles (Ref. 124798).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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