Trichorhina anophthalma

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Trichorhina anophthalma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Platyarthridae
Genus: Trichorhina
Species:
T. anophthalma
Binomial name
Trichorhina anophthalma
Arcangeli, 1936

Trichorhina anophthalma is a species of woodlouse distributed throughout southern Spain and Portugal. [1]

Ecology

T. anophthalma can be found living in caves. It is however theorized to simply be a troglophile rather than a troglobiont. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.; Goncalves, Fernando; Oromí, Pedro; Taiti, Stefano (2015-12-11). "The cavernicolous Oniscidea (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Portugal". European Journal of Taxonomy (161). doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.161. ISSN   2118-9773.