Metatrichoniscoides celticus is a species of woodlouse in the family Trichoniscidae. It is found only on maritime cliffs in the Vale of Glamorgan from Ogmore-by-Sea to St. Donat's,[3] and is considered near threatened because of its small population.[1]
Metatrichoniscoides celticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Oniscidea |
Family: | Trichoniscidae |
Genus: | Metatrichoniscoides |
Species: | M. celticus
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Binomial name | |
Metatrichoniscoides celticus Oliver & Trew, 1981 [2]
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edit- ^ a b Macadam, C. (2022). "Metatrichoniscoides celticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T13273A21423071. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Metatrichoniscoides celticus Oliver & Trew, 1981". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ P. Graham Oliver & Alison Trew (1981). "A new species of Metatrichoniscoides (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscoidea) from the coast of South Wales, U.K.". Journal of Natural History. 15 (3): 525–529. Bibcode:1981JNatH..15..525O. doi:10.1080/00222938100770371.