Biology:Porcellio expansus
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Short description: Species of woodlouse
| Porcellio expansus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Porcellio |
| Species: | P. expansus
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| Binomial name | |
| Porcellio expansus Dollfus, 1892
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Porcellio expansus (also known as the Giant Spanish Isopod[1]) is a species of detritivorous woodlouse in the genus Porcellio that can be found in northeast[2] Spain .[3][4]
They live from 3-5 years and reach sizes of 2.6–3.8 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in)[1][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Porcellio Expansus "Giant Spanish Isopod" Full Care Guide!" (in en-US). 2023-03-23. https://bantam.earth/giant-spanish-isopod-porcellio-expansus/.
- ↑ "Porcellio expansus Dollfus 1892 - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/326661.
- ↑ "Porcellio expansus Dollfus, 1892". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=218524. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Porcellio expansus". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=596345#null.
- ↑ "Porcellio Expansus Husbandry". https://isopodapet.com/faqs/porcellio-expansus-husbandry/.
Wikidata ☰ Q129363 entry
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