Haplophthalmus danicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Trichoniscidae |
Genus: | Haplophthalmus |
Species: | H. danicus
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Binomial name | |
Haplophthalmus danicus Budde-Lund, 1879
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Haplophthalmus danicus, also known as the terrestrial cave isopod or spurred ridgeback isopod, is a species of woodlouse in the family Trichoniscidae. It is naturally found in Europe, Southern Asia, and temperate Asia, however it has been introduced to North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] This species was likely introduced during original European settlement, and therefore has been well established in terrestrial communities. [5]
These seven subspecies belong to the species Haplophthalmus danicus: