Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13276903 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0382A91A-740B-FFBD-D28C-FDFC8C8ECA5F |
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Felipe |
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Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885 |
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22. Armadillidium nasatum Budde-Lund, 1885 View in CoL
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Armadillidium nasatum is widespread across the country in anthropogenic habitats ( Map 22 View Map 22 ). Only in the polders and sand-loam ecological region, A. nasatum is less common. In anthropogenic habitat, the species is very common on graveyards and can be seen as a characteristic species for graveyard fauna. A. nasatum is also very common in old quarries. The species is rarely found in grasslands unless heaps of stones are close by. We can assume that the species is easily transported via human activity through the transportation and dumping of stones. The species has been observed in forests but then mostly in habitats with clear human influence, i.e. near roads and buildings in forests. The four records in deciduous forest without clear human influence are situated in the south of the Fagne and Famenne ecological region. These observations are from very open forests with calcareous soil outcrops.
From its original centre of distribution in Northern Italy the species spread out to large parts of Europe ( VANDEL, 1962). A. nasatum prefers habitat types with higher temperatures and is most commonly found in warmer months in all habitat types ( Fig. 26 View Fig ). During winter, the species is harder to find and sometimes populations of thousands of individuals are almost undetectable when they hide deep in crevices to escape cold temperatures .
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