Trichorhina tomentosa

Trichorhina tomentosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Platyarthridae
Genus: Trichorhina
Species:
T. tomentosa
Binomial name
Trichorhina tomentosa
(Budde-Lund, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Alloniscus tomentosus
  • Bathytropa thermophila
  • Trichorhina monocellata
  • Trichorhina thermophila
  • Trichorhina vannamei

Trichorhina tomentosa, known informally as the dwarf white isopod, is a species of woodlouse in the family Platyarthridae. It is a parthenogenetic species, and only female individuals are known. Native to tropical regions throughout the Americas, dwarf white isopods have been introduced to other tropical regions worldwide.