Porcellionides myrmecophilus is a woodlouse that can be found on islands such as Crete, Cyprus, Cyclades, Dodecanese, North Aegean, Sardinia, Sicily, and on both Greek and Italian mainlands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Porcellionides myrmecophilus 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
- Lucasius andalusicus
- Porcellionides pruinosus
- Agabiformius obtusus
- Porcellio magnificus
- Cylisticus esterelanus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Porcellionidae
- Genus
- Porcellionides
- Species
- Porcellionides myrmecophilus
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