Trichorhina anophthalma

Trichorhina anophthalma is a species of woodlouse distributed throughout southern Spain and Portugal.[1]

Trichorhina anophthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Platyarthridae
Genus: Trichorhina
Species:
T. anophthalma
Binomial name
Trichorhina anophthalma
Arcangeli, 1936

Ecology

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T. anophthalma can be found living in caves. It is however theorized to simply be a troglophile rather than a troglobiont.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.; Goncalves, Fernando; Oromí, Pedro; Taiti, Stefano (2015-12-11). "The cavernicolous Oniscidea (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Portugal". European Journal of Taxonomy (161). doi:10.5852/ejt.2015.161. hdl:10773/18035. ISSN 2118-9773.