Trachelipus rathkii

Trachelipus rathkii, also known as Rathke's Woodlouse, is a species of woodlouse in the genus Trachelipus (family Trachelipodidae). It can be found across Europe, except in the Mediterranean Basin.[1] It has also been introduced to North America, where it can be found across most of the northern half of the United States and southern Canada.[2]

Trachelipus rathkii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Family:
Trachelipodidae
Genus:
Trachelipus
Species:
T. rathkii
Binomial name
Trachelipus rathkii
(Brandt, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
  • Porcellio affinis C. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio confluens C. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio ochraceus C. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio parietinus L. Koch, 1901
  • Porcellio rathkii Brandt, 1833
  • Porcellio striatus Schnitzler, 1853
  • Porcellio sylvestris C. Koch, 1838
  • Porcellio taeniatus Schöbl, 1861
  • Porcellio trilineatus C. Koch, 1841
  • Porcellio varius C. Koch, 1841
  • Trachelipus affinis (C. Koch, 1841)
  • Trachelipus pleonglandulatus Radu, 1950

References
  1. Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) – revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.
  2. "BugGuide".



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