Swift woodlouse
Porcellio laevis
Classification
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Porcellionidae
Porcellio laevis (commonly called the swift woodlouse, or smooth slater in Australia) is a species of woodlouse in the genus Porcellio. As the species epithet laevis as well as the vernacular name "swift woodlouse" suggests, the species is capable of quick bursts of speed when provoked. This species of woodlouse is distinctively large, appearing up to 20 millimetres (0.
Les cloportes (Oniscidea) sont un sous-ordre de Crustacés isopodes, qui ont la particularité d'être exclusivement terrestres. On en connaît plus de 4 000 espèces, dont 218 en France. La plus répandue est le Cloporte commun (Armadillidium vulgare).
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Distribution
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