On the identity of Porcellionides glaber (C. Koch in Rosenhauer, 1856): a redescription with nomenclatural and taxonomical remarks (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Porcellionidae)
[eng] The morphological characteristics of the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides glaber (C. Koch in Rosenhauer, 1856), present in the Balearic Islands (Menorca), southern Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, are described and illustrated. Since its description on material from Malag...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de las Islas Baleares |
| Repositorio: | Biblioteca Digital de les Illes Balears |
| OAI Identifier: | bolletiHistoriaNatural:Bolleti_2024v067_p041 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/sites/oai-site/collect/bolletiHistoriaNatural/index/assoc/Bolleti_/2024v067/_p041-1.dir/Bolleti_2024v067_p041.pdf http://ibdigital.uib.es/greenstone/library/collection/bolletiHistoriaNatural/document/Bolleti_2024v067_p041 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Natural History Natural Sciences |
| Sumario: | [eng] The morphological characteristics of the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides glaber (C. Koch in Rosenhauer, 1856), present in the Balearic Islands (Menorca), southern Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, are described and illustrated. Since its description on material from Malaga, the taxon has been mentioned in an unclear manner by different authors. As for nomenclature, it has been considered a name of dubious application (nomen dubium) and, as for taxonomy, it has been included in different categories of genus, species or subspecies level, although it has mainly been considered a subspecies of Porcellonides sexfasciatus (Budde-Lund, 1885). Currently, there are those who continue to consider it an uncertain taxon or one of disputed taxonomic validity (taxon inquirendum), given that the type material is considered lost and cannot be compared. The study of more than 120 specimens from different localities in its distribution area (including an almost topotypical locality) has allowed, on the one hand, to confirm that the taxon is identifiable based on its original description and, on the other hand, that all the specimens present little variable morphological characteristics that allow it to be differentiated from P. sexfasciatus and its valid subspecies, and can therefore be considered as an independent species. |
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