Ligidium hypnorum
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Ligidium hypnorum is a species of woodlouse found across Europe and western Asia.[1] It is a fast-moving, active species which rarely grows longer than 9 millimetres (0.35 in).[2] It is dark and shiny, and is similar in appearance to the common species Philoscia muscorum, and also the rarer Oritoniscus flavus.[2] In Great Britain, it was first discovered at Copthorne Common, Surrey in 1873, and the majority of later records are also from South East England.[2] It is considered a good indicator species for ancient woodland.[3]
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Paul T. Harding & Stephen L. Sutton (1985). Woodlice in Britain and Ireland: distribution and habitat (PDF). Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. p. 151. ISBN 0-904282-85-6. accessed through the NERC Open Access Research Archive (NORA)
- ^ Earthwatch Institute (February 19, 2009). "One year in the woods - the Earthwatch Regional Climate Centre at Wytham Woods, Oxford".
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