Philoscia muscorum

Philoscia muscorum
Philoscia muscorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Isopoda
Family: Philosciidae
Genus: Philoscia
Species: P. muscorum
Binomial name
Philoscia muscorum
(Scopoli, 1763) [1]

Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse[2] or fast woodlouse,[3] is a common European woodlouse. It is found from the British Isles and southern Scandinavia east to Ukraine and south to Greece.[4] It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, as well as Nova Scotia.[4]

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Description

P. muscorum may reach 11 millimetres (0.43 in) in length, with a shiny body which is mottled and greyish-brown in colour.[3]

Classification

Twelve subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Philoscia muscorum albescens Collinge, 1918
  • Philoscia muscorum aureomaculata Collinge, 1918
  • Philoscia muscorum biellensis Verhoeff, 1936
  • Philoscia muscorum dalmatia Verhoeff, 1901
  • Philoscia muscorum frigidana Verhoeff, 1928
  • Philoscia muscorum maculata Collinge, 1918
  • Philoscia muscorum marinensis Verhoeff, 1933
  • Philoscia muscorum muscorum (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Philoscia muscorum rufa Legrand, 1943
  • Philoscia muscorum standeni Collinge, 1917
  • Philoscia muscorum triangulifera Verhoeff, 1918
  • Philoscia muscorum virescens Collinge, 1917

See also

  • List of woodlice of the British Isles

References

  1. ^ a b "Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli, 1763)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=206377. Retrieved October 19, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Common striped woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)". ARKive. http://www.arkive.org/common-striped-woodlouse/philoscia-muscorum/info.html. Retrieved January 28, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Fast woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum". Natural England. http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/o158-fastwoodlouse.php. Retrieved January 28, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Philoscia muscorum muscorum". National Museum of Natural History. http://invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/photogallery/philoscia.pdf. Retrieved January 28, 2009. 


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