
''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.
Similar species: Brood Pouch Crustaceans
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Uploaded Jun 14, 2019. Captured in LP-1, 38727 Barlovento, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.