Powder Blue Isopod
Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)
Names
| English | Powder Blue Isopod |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Berijpte pissebed |
| Spanish | Cochinilla europea |
| Chinese | 多霜腊鼠妇 |
| Scientific name | Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833) |
About this species
Porcellionides pruinosus is a cosmopolitan and detrivorous woodlouse that is native to Europe, and is suspected to consist of very closely related species. Ten subspecies are recognised.
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.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Porcellionidae |
| Genus | Porcellionides |
In Suriname
2Records in Suriname
1948First record