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Species of woodlouse
Porcellio dilatatus (
Commonly known as the Giant canyon isopod ) is a species of
woodlouse in the genus
Porcellio belonging to the family
Porcellionidae . This species is widespread in Europe,
[1] and has also been introduced to
North America from
Western Europe .
[2] They are 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long, are brown coloured and striped.
[3] They can be found feeding on
alder leaves,
[4] but mostly feeds on
organic food substrates, such as
lettuce (Lactuca sativa ) in the wild. It also feeds on inorganic metal
salts .
[5]
Pests
The species are considered to be house pests, that can be found in
greenhouses ,
seed boxes, and
flower pots .
[3]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognised:
[6]
Porcellio dilatatus bonadonai Vandel, 1951
Porcellio dilatatus dilatatus Brandt, 1833
Porcellio dilatatus flavus Collinge, 1917
Porcellio dilatatus petiti Vandel, 1951
Porcellio dilatatus rufobrunneus Collinge, 1918
References
^
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^ Poore, G.C.B. (2002).
Zoological Catalogue of Australia (
PDF ) .
CSIRO Publishing . p. 308.
ISBN
978-0-643-06901-5 .
^
a
b David V. Alford (2012).
"4" (
PDF ) . Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers - A Colour Handbook (2nd ed.).
Manson Publishing . p. 435.
ISBN
978-1-84076-162-7 .
^ Isabel Caseiro; S. Santos; J. P. Sousa; A. J. A. Nogueira & A. M. V. M. Soares (2000).
"Optimization of culture conditions of Porcellio dilatatus (Crustacea: Isopoda) for laboratory test development" (PDF) .
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety . 47 (3): 285–291.
doi :
10.1006/eesa.2000.1982 .
hdl :
10198/849 .
PMID
11139182 .
^ Carla Filipa Calhôa; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares & Reinier M. Mann (2006). "Cadmium assimilation in the terrestrial isopod, Porcellio dilatatus – is trophic transfer important?".
Science of the Total Environment . 371 (1–3): 206–213.
doi :
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.09.013 .
hdl :
10453/8798 .
PMID
17055036 .
^ Marilyn Schotte (2012). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.).
"Porcellio dilatatus Brandt, 1833" . World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database .
World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 23, 2012 .