Porcellio laevis
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| Porcellio laevis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Porcellio |
| Species: | P. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804 | |
Porcellio laevis (commonly called the smooth slater in Australia) is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio. It has a cosmopolitan distribution,[1] and has been introduced to Australia, including Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Michael C. Quinlan & Neil F. Hadley (1983). "Water relations of the terrestrial isopods Porcellio laevis and Porcellionides pruinosus (Crustacea, Oniscoidea)". Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 151 (2): 155–161. doi:10.1007/BF00689913.
- ↑ "Porcellio laevis Latreille". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. November 11, 2004.
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