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]
Porcellionides myrmecophilus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Porcellionidae |
Genus: | Porcellionides |
Species: | P. myrmecophilus
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Binomial name | |
Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)
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Synonyms [1][2] | |
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Subspecies
editThe species has 2 subspecies:[2]
- Porcellionides myrmecophilus graevei (Verhoeff, 1918) – endemic to Sicily
- Porcellionides myrmecophilus myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859) – widespread
References
edit- ^ a b "Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Marilyn Schotte (2012). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Porcellionides myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859)". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 5, 2012.