Porcellionides myrmecophilus
| Porcellionides myrmecophilus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Porcellionides |
| Species: | P. myrmecophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859) | |
| Synonyms [1][2] | |
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Porcellionides myrmecophilus is a woodlouse that can be found on islands such as Crete, Cyprus, Cyclades, Dodecanese, North Aegean, Sardinia, Sicily, and on both Greek and Italian mainlands.[1]
Subspecies
The species has 2 subspecies:[2]
- Porcellionides myrmecophilus graevei (Verhoeff, 1918) – endemic to Sicily
- Porcellionides myrmecophilus myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859) – widespread
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marilyn Schotte (2012). M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson, ed. "Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 5, 2012.