Scientific Name: Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758
English Name: Not Known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Oniscidae
Description:
The described organism has distinct characteristics. Its body is flat, featuring a brown-black coloration with pale mottling and pale edges on its segmental plates. At the posterior end, it terminates in a two-pointed segment known as the telson. The surface of its body is smooth and shiny, exhibiting a greyish hue with white margins, occasionally accompanied by small yellow dots.In terms of shape, this organism has a wide oval body, and it maintains a relatively flattened profile. Its antennae are equipped with three segments on the flagellum, and they are notably long. Unlike certain other related species, such as Porcellio scaber, there are no prominent protrusions or middle lobes on its head.
Environment:
Marine,Brackish water
Main References:
Al MA, Akhtar A, Rahman MF, AftabUddin S, Modeo L (2020) Temporal distribution of zooplankton communities in coastal waters of the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 34, 100993.
Other References:
Abdullah Al M, Alam MD, Akhtar A, Xu H, Islam MS, Mustafa Kamal AH, Alam MW (2018) Annual pattern of zooplankton communities and their environmental response in a subtropical maritime channel system in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 37, 65-73.
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