Trachelipus rhinoceros

Trachelipus rhinoceros is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus belonging to the family Trachelipodidae that can be found in Croatia, Italy, and Romania.[1] Despite the similarity in the name, the Trachelipus is not a relative of the Rhinoceratidae.

Trachelipus rhinoceros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Family:
Trachelipodidae
Genus:
Trachelipus
Species:
T. rhinoceros
Binomial name
Trachelipus rhinoceros
(Budde-Lund, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Nasigerio rhinoceros
  • Porcellio rhinoceros

References
  1. "Trachelipus rhinoceros (Budde-Lund, 1885)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.


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