Porcellionides floria
Garthwaite & Sassaman, 1985
Flowery Blue Isopod
Porcellionides floria is a of terrestrial isopod () in the Porcellionidae, first described by Garthwaite and Sassaman in 1985. The species has been recorded in North America and Mexico, with 89 observations documented on iNaturalist as of the source date. Like other members of its family, it is a detritivorous adapted to life on land.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Porcellionides floria: //pɔrˌsɛliˈɒnaɪdiːz ˈflɔriə//
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Distribution
North America; Mexico
More Details
Taxonomic Authority
First described by Garthwaite & Sassaman, 1985. The is accepted in Catalogue of Life and matched exactly in GBIF.
Observation Data
89 observations recorded on iNaturalist, indicating it is documented but not extensively studied in the scientific literature.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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