Difference between revisions of "Paul (Porcellio scaber)"
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| Name = Paul | | Name = Paul | ||
| Photo = Paul.jpg | | Photo = Paul.jpg | ||
| Born = | | Born = 2022 | ||
| Known for = | | Known for = Hitchhiking | ||
| Suborder = Oniscidea | | Suborder = Oniscidea | ||
| Section = Crinocheta | | Section = Crinocheta | ||
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| Genus = Porcellio | | Genus = Porcellio | ||
| Species_taxon = '''''Porcellio scaber'''''<br><small>Latreille, 1804</small> | | Species_taxon = '''''Porcellio scaber'''''<br><small>Latreille, 1804</small> | ||
| Morph_taxon = | | Morph_taxon = Orange Koi | ||
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'''''Paul''''' is an individual ''Porcellio scaber'' who emerged from their mother's marsupium in 2022 | '''''Paul''''' is an individual ''Porcellio scaber'' who emerged from their mother's marsupium in 2022 | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Paul is a ''Porcellio scaber'' displaying the "Orange Koi" morph. They were born and lived out their manca stage in a dedicated bin for his species and morph ass normal. However, it is believed that as a very young isopod, they somehow made the journey from their bin to another bin containing a population of ''Spherillo sp'' "Bat Ray". Still a pale juvenile, they were first noticed living among the Spherillo as a refugee in late 2022, but eluded capture and skirted attempts at identification. Photographic proof of the presence of a foreign isopod in the culture was eventually obtained and their likeness was publicized on [[r/isopods]], were they were positively identified as Paul. | |||
Porcellio species | |||
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===Life Stages=== | ===Life Stages=== |
Latest revision as of 18:52, 17 April 2023
Paul is an individual Porcellio scaber who emerged from their mother's marsupium in 2022
Biography
Paul is a Porcellio scaber displaying the "Orange Koi" morph. They were born and lived out their manca stage in a dedicated bin for his species and morph ass normal. However, it is believed that as a very young isopod, they somehow made the journey from their bin to another bin containing a population of Spherillo sp "Bat Ray". Still a pale juvenile, they were first noticed living among the Spherillo as a refugee in late 2022, but eluded capture and skirted attempts at identification. Photographic proof of the presence of a foreign isopod in the culture was eventually obtained and their likeness was publicized on r/isopods, were they were positively identified as Paul.
Life Stages
Manca | ||
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Manca photo | ||
Notes: | Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed. | |
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Juvenile | ||
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Juvenile photo | ||
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Subadult | ||
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Subadult photo | ||
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Adult | ||
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Adult photo | ||
Notes: | Adult size. | |
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