Biology:Trichoniscus pygmaeus
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Trichoniscidae |
| Genus: | Trichoniscus |
| Species: | T. pygmaeus
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| Trichoniscus pygmaeus G. O. Sars, 1898
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Trichoniscus pygmaeus is a species of pygmy woodlouse native to Britain and Ireland.[1] It has also been seen in the US in a limited distribution area.[2]
Appearance
This species is about 2.5 mm (0.1 in) in length and is pinkish to yellowish. It has a semi transparent shell and a yellow to pinkish line down the middle.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trichoniscus pygmaeus". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/58G89.
- ↑ "Trichoniscus pygmaeus". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/2207855.
- ↑ "Trichoniscus pygmaeus | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". https://bmig.org.uk/species/trichoniscus-pygmaeus#:~:text=Trichoniscus%20pygmaeus%20is%20one%20of,relative%20to%20any%20body%20pigmentation..
Wikidata ☰ Q3269949 entry
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