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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Peracarida (Amphipods and Isopods) (Peracarida) » Isopods (Isopoda) » Woodlice (Oniscidea) » Porcellionidae » Porcellio » Porcellio scaber

Species Porcellio scaber

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References
Sow Bug(Oniscidae) - Porcellio scaber Family Porcellionidae - Porcellio scaber Rough Gray Woodlouse - Porcellio scaber Sow Bug - Porcellio scaber Sowbug - Porcellio scaber Isopod - Porcellio scaber sowbug - Porcellio scaber Sowbug - Porcellio scaber
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida (Peracarida (Amphipods and Isopods))
Order Isopoda (Isopods)
Suborder Oniscidea (Woodlice)
Family Porcellionidae
Genus Porcellio
Species scaber (Porcellio scaber)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oniscus granulatus
Explanation of Names
Author: Latreille 1804
Identification
The rough surface and the the dark color distinguish it from Oniscus asellus, as does the apiculate middle lobe on the head. [from comment by Ferenc Vilisics]
Densely covered with tubercles. Usually dark grey, sometimes quite red or variegated with yellow. Albinos have been reported.
Range
Originally from Europe Global Invasive Species Database
Cosmopolitan according to Discover Life
Habitat
planted forests, urban areas
Food
detritus
Internet References
Discover Life
Global Invasive Species Database
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 2 June, 2006 - 9:27am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman
Last updated 16 November, 2010 - 2:04pm

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