Porcellionides pruinosus
Porcellionides pruinosus is a cosmopolitan woodlouse that is native to Europe,[2] and is suspected to consist of very closely related species. Ten subspecies are recognised.[1] The species carries Wolbachia endosymbionts, which is an alpha-proteobacterium that is known to modify the reproduction of their crustacean hosts by inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility or feminisation.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Porcellionides |
| Species: | P. pruinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porcellionides pruinosus | |
References
- "Porcellionides pruinosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- "European distribution". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- Alice Michel-Salzat, Richard Cordaux & Didier Bouchon (2001). "Wolbachia diversity in the Porcellionides pruinosus complex of species (Crustacea: Oniscidea): evidence for host-dependent patterns of infection". Heredity. 87 (4): 428–434. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00920.x. PMID 11737290.
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