Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Halophiloscia couchii being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Littorophiloscia richardsonae
- Chaetophiloscia cellaria
- Chaetophiloscia hastata
- Chaetophiloscia sicula
- Hyloniscus riparius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Halophilosciidae
- Genus
- Halophiloscia
- Species
- Halophiloscia couchii
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