Porcellionides pruinosus
Summary 2
Porcellionides pruinosus is a cosmopolitan woodlouse that is native to Europe, and is suspected to consist of very closely related species. Ten subspecies are recognised. The species carries Wolbachia endosymbionts, which is an alpha-proteobacterium that is known to modify the reproduction of their crustacean hosts by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility or feminisation.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- NBN Atlas
- SeaLifeBase
- World Register of Marine Species
- 日本のレッドデータ検索システム
iNat Map
| Telson | pointed |
|---|---|
| Region | California, Central Gulf: LA; MS; AL, East-Southwest: NM; CO; NB; KS; OK, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, Midatlantic: NC; VA; WV; MD; DE; NJ; PA, New England; NY; NB; PEI; and NS, Northern Rockies: AB; SK; MB; MT; ID; WY; ND; SD, Old Northwest: ON; MN; IA; MS; AK; WI; IL; MI; IN; OH; KY; TN, Pacific Northwest: BC; WA; OR, Quebec and Newfoundland, Texas, West-Southwest: NV; UT; AZ |
| Habitat | inland |
| Rolls into a ball? | No |
| Eyes very large? | No |
| Antennal flagella | Two |
| Paired ocelli | numerous |
| Pereonite texture | smooth |
| Uropods | single |
| Status | introduced |
