Biology:Metatrichoniscoides celticus

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Short description: Species of woodlouse

Metatrichoniscoides celticus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Trichoniscidae
Genus: Metatrichoniscoides
Species:
M. celticus
Binomial name
Metatrichoniscoides celticus
Oliver & Trew, 1981 [2]

Metatrichoniscoides celticus is a species of woodlouse in the family Trichoniscidae. It is found only on maritime cliffs in the Vale of Glamorgan from Ogmore-by-Sea to St. Donat's,[3] and is considered near threatened because of its small population.[1]

See also

  • List of woodlice of the British Isles

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Macadam, C. (2022). "Metatrichoniscoides celticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T13273A21423071. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13273/21423071. Retrieved 3 August 2022. 
  2. "Metatrichoniscoides celticus Oliver & Trew, 1981". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=595676. Retrieved September 3, 2010. 
  3. P. Graham Oliver; Alison Trew (1981). "A new species of Metatrichoniscoides (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscoidea) from the coast of South Wales, U.K.". Journal of Natural History 15 (3): 525–529. doi:10.1080/00222938100770371. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1311713 entry