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Philoscia affinis
Philoscia affinis is a species of isopod in the family Philosciidae.
From the article Philoscia affinis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Philoscia affinis is visually extremely similar to Philoscia muscorum. The coloration of the head and the body are indicators for identification, but reliable identification requires microscopic examination of 7th pereiopod of a male specimen.
Range & habitat
Philoscia affinis is native to Europe, including Spain, France, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, and Croatia, and Northern Africa including Algeria, and Tunisia.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Philoscia affinis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 542133.