Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804 The terrestrial crustacean Porcellio scaber inhabits litter stratum in forests; it also inhabits middens, gardens, and cellars in human habitations, preferring moist microclimates (Wang &

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• Porcellio
• Woodlouse
• Isopoda
• Pierre André Latreille
• Phyla
• Protostome
• Porcellionidae

WATERFORD JUNE 2010 a. Peoples Park[removed]under stones, etc, urban park (TB) S[removed]W: Porcellio scaber, Oniscus asellus

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• Woodlice
• Taxonomy
• Porcellionidae
• Lithobius variegatus
• Lithobius
• Porcellio scaber
• Porcellio
• Armadillidium
• Oniscus
• Phyla
• Protostome
• Centipedes

Some terrestrial isopods, like Porcellio scaber shown here, may carry the Isopod Iridescent Virus, or iridovirus, which causes the exoskeleton and internal organs to become blue, violet or purple. The virus eventually af

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