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Rhyscotoides parallelus (Budde-Lund, 1893)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Malacostraca

Order
Isopoda

Family
Rhyscotidae

Genus
Rhyscotoides

Species
parallelus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1964

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhyscotoides parallelus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16817. Accessed 2 November 2026.