Porcellio albinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Porcellionidae |
Genus: | Porcellio |
Species: | P. albinus |
Binomial name | |
Porcellio albinus Budde-Lund, 1885 | |
Porcellio albinus is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio belonging to the family Porcellionidae that can be found in North Africa. [1]
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