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Porcellio pumicatus

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Porcellio pumicatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellio
Species:
P. pumicatus
Binomial name
Porcellio pumicatus
Synonyms [1]
  • Porcellio orarum verhoeffi Dahl, 1916
  • Porcellio strandi Strouhal, 1937
  • Porcellio verhoeffi Dahl, 1916

Porcellio pumicatus is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio belonging to the family Porcellionidae. This species is known to occur in Central Italy and on Sardinia.[1][2] Adults reach about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long and can mostly be encountered under stones.

References

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  1. ^ a b Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) – revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.
  2. ^ "Porcellio pumicatus Budde-Lund, 1885". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.