Trichorhina tomentosa

Trichorhina tomentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Platyarthridae
Genus: Trichorhina
Species:
T. tomentosa
Binomial name
Trichorhina tomentosa
(Budde-Lund, 1893) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Alloniscus tomentosus
  • Bathytropa thermophila
  • Trichorhina monocellata
  • Trichorhina thermophila
  • Trichorhina vannamei

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]

  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Trichorhina tomentosa". Itis.gov. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Trichorhina tomentosa (Budde-Lund, 1893)". Gbif.org. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ Cochard, Pierre-Olivier; Vilisics, Ferenc; Sechet, Emmanuel (2010). "Alien terrestrial crustaceans (Isopods and Amphipods). Chapter 7.1". Biorisk. 4: 81–96. doi:10.3897/biorisk.4.54.