| Metaperiscyphops | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Eubelidae |
| Genus: | Metaperiscyphops |
| Species: | M. insulanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Metaperiscyphops insulanus Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1976 | |
Metaperiscyphops insulanus is an endemic species of armadillo woodlice, land crustacean isopods of the family Eubelidae. It occurs on the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is the only species of the genus Metaperiscyphops. The genus and the species were described in 1976 by Helmut Schmalfuss and Franco Ferrara.
References
- Metaperiscyphops insulanus Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
Further reading
- Schmalfuss, H. 2003. World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A Nr. 654: 341 pp.
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| Metaperiscyphops insulanus | |
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