Reductoniscus costulatus

Reuctoniscus costulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Reductoniscus
Species: R. costulatus
Binomial name
Reductoniscus costulatus
Kesselyák, 1930

Reductoniscus costulatus is a species of woodlouse in the family Armadillidae. In the wild, R. costulatus has been found in Mauritius, the Seychelles and Hawaii, including the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi.[1] It was discovered in the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1948, 1976 and 1988,[2] and has been found in greenhouses across Europe.[3]

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References

External identifiers for Reductoniscus costulatus
Encyclopedia of Life 311487
ITIS 596818
Also found in: BISH, FaEu
  1. Stefano Taiti & Francis G. Howarth (1996). "Terrestrial isopods from the Hawaiian islands (Isopoda: Oniscidea)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 45: 59–71.
  2. B. Verdcourt, ed. (2000). "Additions to the wild fauna and flora of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Kew Bulletin. 55 (3): 721–752. doi:10.2307/4118790. JSTOR 4118790. |chapter= ignored (help)
  3. E. Hornung. "List of the Hungarian Terrestrial Isopod Fauna". Retrieved November 16, 2010.


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