Rhyscotus texensis

Rhyscotus texensis
Rhyscotus texensis photo
Summary
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Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Rhyscotidae
Genus:	Rhyscotus
Species:	Rhyscotus texensis Richardson, 1905

Rhyscotus texensis is a species of rhyscotid.

General Information

Background

Background is currently missing for this species.

Description

Rhyscotus texensis is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Rhyscotus texensis:

• Its suborder is Oniscidea, which means it is fundamentally characterized by a number of key adaptations to terrestrial life.
• Its zoosection is Crinocheta, which means it belongs to the largest individual lineage of terrestrial isopods, typically unified by the presence of three (or sometimes 4) flagellomeres.
• Its family is Rhyscotidae, which means something to somebody, I hope.
• Its genus is Rhyscotus, which means something to somebody, I hope.

Life Stages

Manca
Manca photo
Notes:	Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed.
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Juvenile
Juvenile photo
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Subadult
Subadult photo
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Adult
Adult photo
Notes:	Adult size.
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Key Features

Morphological reference images for Rhyscotus texensis:

Antennal flagellum
Antennal flagellum photo
Notes:	Antennal flagellum
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Telson
Telson photo
Notes:	Telsons are cool.
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Pleopodal lungs
Pleopodal lungs photo
Notes:	This species has two pairs of pleopodal lungs.
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Varieties

Name	Type	In Hobby	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Rhyscotus texensis	Nominate	Yes	?	EU	Canonical variety.

Husbandry

Care information is not currently available.