Biology:Oritoniscus flavus
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Short description: Species of woodlouse
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Oritoniscus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/OritoniscusO. flavus
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| Template:Taxonomy/OritoniscusOritoniscus flavus (Budde-Lund, 1906)
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Oritoniscus flavus is a species of woodlouse from the family Trichoniscidae, which can be found in Ireland and Wales, and also in eastern Scotland where it was recently discovered.[1] It is a dark purple or maroon colour, and can thus be told apart from the paler Trichoniscus pusillus. It is also, at 8 mm (0.31 in) long, slightly larger. It has a wide head and a tapering body, producing a shape reminiscent of a trilobite.[2]
References
- ↑ "A new woodlouse for Scotland". Buglife. 2011. http://www.buglife.org.uk/News/newsarchive/News+Archive+2011/A+new+woodlouse+for+Scotland. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ↑ Paul T. Harding & Stephen L. Sutton (1985) (PDF). Woodlice in Britain and Ireland: distribution and habitat. Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. pp. 151. ISBN 0-904282-85-6. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/5276/1/Woodlice.pdf. accessed through the NERC Open Access Research Archive (NORA)
Wikidata ☰ Q2884559 entry
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