TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS (ISOPODA: ONISCIDEA) OF THE ROBERT J. HUCKSHORN ARBORETUM IN JUPITER, FLORIDA

Author

• Julie D. Quesnel

Date of Award

2019

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Wetterer, James

Abstract

Many terrestrial isopod species (Isopoda) are very tolerant of human disturbance and are common in synanthropic habitats of urban and suburban areas. I surveyed terrestrial isopod species in the Robert J. Huckshorn Arboretum on the Jupiter campus of Florida Atlantic University. This small arboretum (4003 m2) includes a variety of native trees and plants, potentially providing diverse resources for isopods. I found a surprisingly rich isopod fauna, totaling five species all in the suborder Oniscidea, which have been identified as: Atlantoscia floridana (Van Name, 1940), Trichorhina tomentosa (Budde-Lund, 1893), Nagurus cristatus (Dollfus, 1889), Venezillo parvus (Budde-Lund, 1885), and Porcellionides pruinosus (Brandt, 1833). Two (A. floridana and V. parvus) are considered native to Florida, while three (T. tomentosa, N. cristatus and P. pruinosus) are non-native.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Quesnel, Julie D., "TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS (ISOPODA: ONISCIDEA) OF THE ROBERT J. HUCKSHORN ARBORETUM IN JUPITER, FLORIDA" (2019). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 399.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/399

Extent

35 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00118