Porcellio gallicus

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Porcellio gallicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellio
Species:
P. gallicus
Binomial name
Porcellio gallicus
Dollfus, 1904

Porcellio gallicus is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio belonging to the family Porcellionidae that can be found in France, [1] Italy, [2] Spain, and Switzerland. [3]

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References

  1. "French distribution". World Register of Marine Species . World Register of Marine Species. January 3, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  2. "Italian distribution". Discover Life. February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  3. "Porcellio gallicus Dollfus, 1904". Fauna Europaea . 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.