Hyloniscus riparius is a species of woodlouse found in Central and Eastern Europe and subsequently introduced to North America. It is strongly associated with flood plains and can tolerate periods of up to eight weeks submerged under water.[3] In North America, it was first found at St. John's, Newfoundland in 1951, and later in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.[4]

Hyloniscus riparius
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H. riparius
Binomial name
Hyloniscus riparius
(Koch, 1838) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Hyloniscus germanicus
  • Itea riparus
  • Philoscia notata
  • Trichoniscus germanicus
  • Trichoniscus montanus
  • Trichoniscus notatus
  • Trichoniscus riparius
  • Trichoniscus tirolensis
  • Trichoniscus violaceus

References edit

  1. ^ "Hyloniscus riparius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  3. ^ H. Wijnhoven (2000). "Landpissebedden van de Ooijpolder: deel 1. verspreiding (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen (in Dutch). 11: 55–131. English abstract
  4. ^ George A. Schultz (1965). "The distribution and general biology of Hyloniscus riparius (Koch) (Isopoda, Oniscoidea) in North America". Crustaceana. 8 (2): 131–140. doi:10.1163/156854065X00659.