Reductoniscus costulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Armadillidae |
Genus: | Reductoniscus |
Species: | R. costulatus |
Binomial name | |
Reductoniscus costulatus Kesselyák, 1930 |
Reductoniscus costulatus is a species of woodlouse in the family Armadillidae. In the wild, R. costulatus has been found in Mauritius, the Seychelles and Hawaii, including the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. It was discovered in the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1948, 1976 and 1988, and has been found in greenhouses across Europe.
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References
- Stefano Taiti & Francis G. Howarth (1996). "Terrestrial isopods from the Hawaiian islands (Isopoda: Oniscidea)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 45: 59–71.
- Verdcourt, B. (2000). B. Verdcourt (ed.). "Additions to the wild fauna and flora of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Kew Bulletin. 55 (3): 721–752. Bibcode:2000KewBu..55..721V. doi:10.2307/4118790. JSTOR 4118790.
- E. Hornung. "List of the Hungarian Terrestrial Isopod Fauna". Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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