Trachelipus rathkii

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Trachelipus rathkii
Rathki's Woodlouse (33903882214).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Trachelipodidae
Genus: Trachelipus
Species:
T. rathkii
Binomial name
Trachelipus rathkii
(Brandt, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
  • Porcellio affinisC. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio confluensC. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio ochraceusC. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio parietinusL. Koch, 1901
  • Porcellio rathkiiBrandt, 1833
  • Porcellio striatusSchnitzler, 1853
  • Porcellio sylvestrisC. Koch, 1838
  • Porcellio taeniatusSchöbl, 1861
  • Porcellio trilineatusC. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio variusC. Koch, 1841
  • Trachelipus affinis(C. Koch, 1841)
  • Trachelipus pleonglandulatusRadu, 1950

Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae). It can be found across Europe, except in the Mediterranean Basin. [1] It has also been introduced to North America, where it can be found across most of the northern half of the United States and southern Canada. [2] They have been recorded as far west as Alberta. [3]

Rathke's woodlice grow to 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) – revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.
  2. "BugGuide".
  3. Li, Weichun (2022-04-14). "Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833) in Alberta, the First Report of a Terrestrial Isopod from the Prairie Provinces, Canada (Isopoda: Oniscidea)" . Western North American Naturalist. 82 (2). doi:10.3398/064.082.0205. ISSN   1527-0904.
  4. "Trachelipus rathkii | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-09.