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Isopod Species and Morphs
Armadillidium vulgare, come in a wide variety of different morphs. Even their wild type morphs are vastly different.
Below you will find many different types of A. vulgare morphs.
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Armadillidium vulgare
Magic Potion Japanese Line
Armadillidium vulgare
American Magic Potion.
Not much difference in coloration or patterns, the japanese magic potion are smaller and breed faster than the American line.
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T+ Albino Armadillidium vulgare.
The T+ strain means "tyrosinase positive" which is a version of vulgare that still produces tyrosinase. This is a gene well known in the snake world, and while still considered albino, produces animals that are a deeper red or dark yellows.
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Armadillidium vulgare T- albino
These beautiful isopods are a "true" albino, completely lacking any dark pigment, they even have light colored eyes! While approaching a shed, they still maintain their light yellow/white coloration.
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Armadillidium vulgare Orange Dalmation
This morph is the result of crossing "magic potion" and "orange vigor" cultures. The result is a spotted vulgare with orange, rather than black dots.
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Armadillidium vulgare Tangerine
"Tangerine" is similar to "orange vigor", the difference being that young tangerine are all born a very light orange and then reach a deep orange color only late into adulthood. They also have lighter stripes of orange along their segments rather than yellow speckles. "Tangerine" was isolated from the "Punta Cana" locale.
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Armadillidium vulgare Sunset
Vulgare "sunset" is a variation of the orange gene in vulgare; it was separated later, although separately, from the "orange vigor" variety. Both mutations were founded in the US. In comparision, "sunset" vulgare isopods are a bit deeper of a red, don't produce as much oranges and the yellow speckling on their back appears to stand out more.
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Armadillidium vulgare High Yellow
"High yellow" is a strain of vulgare that originates from the UK. All members of this culture have a yellow base with darker striping on the segments.
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Armadillidium vulgare St. Lucia
"St. Lucia" is another locale of vulgare named for the location it was collected. Specimens of this culture predominantely have a light yellow base and display striping along the segments.
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Armadillidium vulgare Weird
Weird" is initially a mutation that spontaneously manifested in a Japanese magic potion culture of vulgare. The original specimens were white with yellow flecks, but no black spots and had this odd hue of orange.
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Armadillidium vulgare Orange Vigor
This gene ranges from orange to a deep red and is quite breathtaking. Specimens also retain yellow fleckin of wild types that shine through their coloration.
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Armadillidium vulgare Punta Cana
Punta cana" produces a wides variety of colors and patterning. This is NOT a mix of mutations- this is what these animals look where they were collected! Colors range form yellow, orange, grey, caramel, and almost white; colors may be solid or display spotting and stripes.
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