Tura laticauda
| Tura laticauda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Tura |
| Species: | T. laticauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Tura laticauda (Budde-Lund, 1913) | |
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Tura laticauda is a species of woodlouse belonging to the genus Tura within the terrestrial isopod family Porcellionidae.[2]
The species was first scientifically described by Danish carcinologist Gustav Budde-Lund in 1913 and assigned to genus Porcellio.[2] It is a terrestrial woodlouse native to East Africa.[2]
The specific name laticauda translates from scientific Latin as "broad-tailed" (derived from latus, meaning wide, and cauda, meaning tail), which refers to the distinct anatomical shape of its posterior segments.
References
- ↑ "Tura laticauda (Budde-Lund, 1912)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Porcellio laticauda Budde-Lund, 1913". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 August 2026.