Porcellio ovalis

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Porcellio ovalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellio
Species:
P. ovalis
Binomial name
Porcellio ovalis
Dollfus, 1893

Porcellio ovalis is a species of woodlouse in the family Porcellionidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. [1]

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References

  1. "Porcellio ovalis Dollfus, 1893". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 28 June 2021.