Hawaiioscia rapui
Hawaiioscia rapui is a species of woodlouse endemic to the island of Rapa Nui. The specific epithet honors Sergio Rapu Haoa, a humanitarian, archaeologist, anthropologist, and politician of Rapanui descent who aided research terms studying this species. It persists as a relict population near the mouths of caves on the island, and is in dire need of conservation. It faces threats such as habitat reduction, non-native species competition, and global climate change. Styloniscus manuvaka is the only other native Isopod on the island, and faces the same perils.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Philosciidae |
| Genus: | Hawaiioscia |
| Species: | H. rapui |
| Binomial name | |
| Hawaiioscia rapui Taiti & Wayne, 2015 | |
References
- Taiti, Stefano; Wynne, J. Judson (2015-07-30). "The terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea, Oniscidea) of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), with descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys (515): 27–49. doi:10.3897/zookeys.515.9477. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 4525033. PMID 26261438.
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