Philoscia muscorum
| Philoscia muscorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Philosciidae |
| Genus: | Philoscia |
| Species: | P. muscorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli, 1763) [1] | |
Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse[2] or fast woodlouse,[3] is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece.[4] It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, as well as Nova Scotia.[4]
Description
P. muscorum may reach 11 millimetres (0.43 in) in length, with a shiny body which is mottled and greyish-brown in colour.[3] The fast woodlouse, as its name suggests tends to run about faster than other common species; its body is raised up off the ground rather more than the others and the head is always very dark in colour.
Classification
Twelve subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Philoscia muscorum albescens Collinge, 1918
- Philoscia muscorum aureomaculata Collinge, 1918
- Philoscia muscorum biellensis Verhoeff, 1936
- Philoscia muscorum dalmatia Verhoeff, 1901
- Philoscia muscorum frigidana Verhoeff, 1928
- Philoscia muscorum maculata Collinge, 1918
- Philoscia muscorum marinensis Verhoeff, 1933
- Philoscia muscorum muscorum (Scopoli, 1763)
- Philoscia muscorum rufa Legrand, 1943
- Philoscia muscorum standeni Collinge, 1917
- Philoscia muscorum triangulifera Verhoeff, 1918
- Philoscia muscorum virescens Collinge, 1917
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli, 1763)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Common striped woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)". ARKive. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fast woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum". Natural England. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Philoscia muscorum muscorum". National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 28, 2009.