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Porcellionides myrmecophilus

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Porcellionides myrmecophilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellionides
Species:
P. myrmecophilus
Binomial name
Porcellionides myrmecophilus
(Stein, 1859)
Synonyms [1][2]
  • Porcellio myrmecophilus
  • Metoponorthus myrmecophilus

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

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The species has 2 subspecies:[2]

  • Porcellionides myrmecophilus graevei (Verhoeff, 1918) – endemic to Sicily
  • Porcellionides myrmecophilus myrmecophilus (Stein, 1859) – widespread

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.