Porcellio expansus

{{Short description|Species of woodlouse}}

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Porcellio expansus (also known as the Giant Spanish Isopod{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=Porcellio Expansus "Giant Spanish Isopod" Full Care Guide! |url=https://bantam.earth/giant-spanish-isopod-porcellio-expansus/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en-US}}) is a species of detritivorous woodlouse in the genus Porcellio that can be found in northeast{{Cite web |title=Porcellio expansus Dollfus 1892 - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/326661 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=eol.org}} Spain.{{cite web|url=http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=218524|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216033748/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=218524|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2015|title=Porcellio expansus Dollfus, 1892|work=Fauna Europaea|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=February 16, 2015}}{{Cite web |title=ITIS - Report: Porcellio expansus |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=596345#null |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.itis.gov}}

They live from 3-5 years and reach sizes of {{Convert|2.6-3.8|cm|in}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Porcellio Expansus Husbandry |url=https://isopodapet.com/faqs/porcellio-expansus-husbandry/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Isopoda Pet}}

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