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woodlice - Philoscia muscorum
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

woodlice - Philoscia muscorum
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 3, 2007
Size: ~6mm
Found under a log.

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Contributed by tom murray on 4 March, 2007 - 6:48pm
Last updated 6 March, 2007 - 2:49pm

Moved
Ferenc, thanks for the identification. I'll keep looking, and maybe find one of the less common species.
… tom murray, 6 March, 2007 - 2:49pm

P. muscorum
Hi! This specimen belongs to the common isopod Philoscia muscorum, family Philoscidae.
Best wishes, F.
… Ferenc Vilisics, 6 March, 2007 - 10:46am

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