Littorophiloscia vittata (Say, 1818) is a animal in the Halophilosciidae family, order Isopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Littorophiloscia vittata (Say, 1818)

Littorophiloscia vittata (Say, 1818)

Littorophiloscia vittata is a saltmarsh-dwelling woodlouse native to the North American east coast.

Genus
Littorophiloscia
Order
Isopoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Littorophiloscia vittata (Say, 1818)

Littorophiloscia vittata is a woodlouse species that belongs to the family Philosciidae. It is native to the east coast of North America, where it is typically found under boards and other types of debris in saltmarshes.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Halophilosciidae Littorophiloscia

More from Halophilosciidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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