Dwarf white isopod | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Subphylum: | Crustacea
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Class: | Malacostraca
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Order: | Isopoda
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Suborder: | Oniscidea
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Family: | Platyarthridae
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Genus: | Trichorhina
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Species: | T. tomentosa
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Binomial name | |
Trichorhina tomentosa (Budde-Lund, 1893) [1]
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Trichorhina tomentosa, known informally as the dwarf white isopod, is a species of woodlouse in the family Platyarthridae. It is a parthenogenetic species, and only female individuals are known. Native to tropical regions throughout the Americas, dwarf white isopods have been introduced to other tropical regions worldwide.[3]