Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833 is a animal in the Platyarthridae family, order Isopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii is a small, blind 5mm-long species that typically lives in dark ant hills.
Scientific name: Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii is a very small, blind species of isopod. Its blindness is likely linked to its typical habitat: it usually lives inside dark ant hills. Adult individuals of this species reach roughly 5 millimeters, or 0.2 inches, in length.
Photo: (c) Manuel Raab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Manuel Raab · cc-by-nc
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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