Armadillidium pulchellum
| Armadillidium pulchellum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidiidae |
| Genus: | Armadillidium |
| Species: | A. pulchellum
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| Binomial name | |
| Armadillidium pulchellum (Zenker, 1798)
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Armadillidium pulchellum is a species of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidiidae. It is native to Europe.[1]
Description
It only grows to approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in length. It is spotted with yellow dots and often red-brown at the edge of its pereonites. It has a wide telson, which is roundly truncated. Its first pereonite is chamfered, unlike those of other species, like A. vulgare, whose first pereonite is smoothly pointed. Its volvation is not perfect, meaning it leaves a small gap when it rolls up.[2]
References
- ^ "Armadillidium pulchellum (Zenker, 1798)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Gregory, Steve; Richards, Paul (2008). "Comparison of Three Often Mis-Identified Species of Pill-Woodlouse Armadillidium (Isopoda: Oniscidea)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Myriapod & Isopod Group. 23: 11.