Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)

Kashani, Ghasem M., Malekhosseini, Mohammad-Javad & Sadeghi, Saber, 2013, First recorded cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Iran with a description of a new species, Zootaxa 3734 (5), pp. 591-596 : 592

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.5.8
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6146101
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scientific name	Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)
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Material examined. Three males and two females, E of Gachsaran, Gakal cave, 30°18'44" N, 51°09'28" E, alt. 1100 m, 18 May 2012 (CBSU-Cr-Is.1005).

Remarks. This cosmopolitan species can be found throughout Iran (unpublished data); however this is the first time it is reported from the country. The specimens found inside the caves had no special difference with the ones from epigean localities.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan species of Mediterranean origin. New record for Iran.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Malacostraca
Order	Isopoda
Family	Porcellionidae
Genus	Porcellionides

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