Porcellio echinatus

Porcellio echinatus

Porcellio echinatus is a species of Woodlouse known from the southern Iberian peninsula and northern Africa.
Porcellio echinatus - Female Top view Found under rotten Pinus sp tree bark Animalia,Arthropoda,Isopoda,Malacostraca,Oniscidea,Porcellio echinatus,Porcellionidae,biodiversity

Appearance

Most distinguishing feature is the conspicuous "granulation" mostly consisting of relatively long spines.

References:

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The original species description by Lucas is available on JD here:

Porcellio echinatus Lucas, 1849 Taken from:<br /> Lucas, H. (1846) Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Zool. - Anim. articulés. 1" partie : Crustcés, Arachnides, Myriapodes et Hexapodes.<br /> Text (p.1, 1846): https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46116747<br /> Plate (p.4, 1849): https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54761491 Isopoda,Oniscidea,Porcellio,Porcellio echinatus,Porcellionidae


It was taken from:
Lucas, H. (1846) Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842. Zool. - Anim. articulés. 1" partie : Crustcés, Arachnides, Myriapodes et Hexapodes.
Text (p.1, 1846): https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46116747
Plate (p.4, 1849): https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54761491

Vandel, A. (1946) Crustacés isopodes terrestres (Oniscoïdea) épigés et cavernicoles du Portugal. – Anaïs da Faculdade de Ciências do Porto, vol.30, pp.135-427.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderIsopoda
FamilyPorcellionidae
GenusPorcellio
SpeciesPorcellio echinatus
Photographed in
Portugal