{"id":150109,"date":"2020-07-20T11:01:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T09:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/cultivated-forms-and-color-morphs-designer-woodlice\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:01:58","slug":"cultivated-forms-and-color-morphs-designer-woodlice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/cultivated-forms-and-color-morphs-designer-woodlice\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding Varieties and Color Morphs &#8211; Designer Isopods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updates on our latest breeding varieties.<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c8b335a5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, isopods are available in a wide variety of bred colors and patterns, known as color morphs (morph = form). The selection of beautifully colored, unique, or rare specimens is constantly growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such mutations also appear time and again in our breeding stocks, and I will be reporting on them regularly on this page. It is important to me to keep you informed about everything from the discovery of a new color morph to the breeding and selection process. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We devote part of our daily work to our Isopod color morphs. In doing so, we distinguish between naturally occurring mutations and so-called designer morphs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While, for example, Albino, Orange, Caramel, Dalmatian, and High Yellow were each discovered at some point in the wild or through domestic breeding and are also \u201cpurebred,\u201d designer morphs are combinations of two or more natural mutations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-black-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23102e05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-686ee4d6d8461b43cf2e1c92493427f4 is-style-text-display--1\">Oniscus asellus &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IEUjBftyxF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/oniscus-asellus-mardi-gras\/\">Oniscus asellus &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Oniscus asellus &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/oniscus-asellus-mardi-gras\/embed\/#?secret=iF1FaDIUH8#?secret=IEUjBftyxF\" data-secret=\"IEUjBftyxF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pETLoSqAQG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/offspring-of-the-oniscus-asellus-mardi-gras\/\">Nachwuchs bei den Oniscus asellus &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Nachwuchs bei den Oniscus asellus &#8220;Mardi Gras&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/offspring-of-the-oniscus-asellus-mardi-gras\/embed\/#?secret=XHRXzwNAhJ#?secret=pETLoSqAQG\" data-secret=\"pETLoSqAQG\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c8b335a5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Grafik-Heterozygot-2.png\" alt=\"Graphic Heterozygote\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does &#8220;heterozygous&#8221; actually mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we take as an example two homozygous parents\u2014a Porcellio laevis (dominant, green)\u2014and breed them with a Porcellio laevis \u201cPanda\u201d (recessive, white), the offspring will be heterozygous. The offspring carry both the \u201cPanda\u201d gene and the wild-type gene. In this scenario, the offspring appear wild-type but are heterozygous for the \u201cPanda\u201d gene.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heterozygote is defined as a situation in which a \u201cmutated\u201d gene on one chromosome is accompanied by a healthy gene on the other chromosome. In such cases, the effect of the mutation is often suppressed and completely offset by the \u201chealthy\u201d gene (= recessive inheritance).<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-black-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23102e05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c957df7a101902c5ad9f8e846093d9c1 is-style-text-display--2\">Porcellio ornatus sandstone<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8rWuOwVojH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-ornatus-sandstone\/\">Porcellio ornatus &#8220;sandstone&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Porcellio ornatus &#8220;sandstone&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-ornatus-sandstone\/embed\/#?secret=7vCHygJuCl#?secret=8rWuOwVojH\" data-secret=\"8rWuOwVojH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c8b335a5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Grafik-Heterozygot-F1-1.png\" alt=\"Graphic - Heterozygous - F1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens when we breed heterozygous offspring with each other?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second example shows the mating of this so-called F1 generation\u2014that is, the offspring from our first example. It is common practice to mate siblings with one another in order to select for specific color traits. Any abnormalities, such as deformities or dwarfism, should be removed from the breeding stock.<br\/>In our example, we are mating two Porcellio laevis \u201chet. (heterozygous) Panda\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The young woodlice would then be as follows:<br\/>1 x Porcellio laevis,<br\/>2 x Porcellio laevis \u201chet. Panda\u201d<br\/>1 x Porcellio laevis \u201cPanda\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, we\u2019ll produce more young woodlice when they mate. You just have to put these numbers into perspective: 25% Porcellio laevis; 50% Porcellio laevis \u201chet. Panda\u201d; 25% Porcellio laevis \u201cPanda\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-black-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23102e05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef694044899a71525eaf78d2420e706e is-style-text-display--3\">Porcellio hoffmannseggi brown &amp; Porcellio spec. Morocco 8i <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w4V7plaQ19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-hoffmannseggi-brown\/\">Porcellio hoffmannseggi &#8220;brown&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Porcellio hoffmannseggi &#8220;brown&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-hoffmannseggi-brown\/embed\/#?secret=SQyNJpf9WF#?secret=w4V7plaQ19\" data-secret=\"w4V7plaQ19\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"e0PqnqFRBz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-spec-morocco-8i\/\">Porcellio spec. &#8220;Marokko 8i&#8221;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Porcellio spec. &#8220;Marokko 8i&#8221;&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/porcellio-spec-morocco-8i\/embed\/#?secret=Oe88FtV3RU#?secret=e0PqnqFRBz\" data-secret=\"e0PqnqFRBz\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the (T) mean in the case of albinos, and what is the difference between (T-) and (T+)?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;T&#8221; stands for tyrosinase, which plays a key role in the production of melanin in animals and humans, among other things. Melanins are color pigments that give our hair, skin, and eyes their color. The same is true for Isopods. Melanins are responsible for the coloration of our Isopods. The key commonality among all Isopods \u201caffected\u201d by albinism is a lack of melanin pigments.    <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c8b335a5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/t-Albino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/t-Albino.jpg 500w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/t-Albino-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/t-Albino-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/t-Albino-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a T-albino, the tyrosinase is either completely defective or absent altogether. As a result, these animals lack melanin pigments and appear white with red eyes. However, the eyes themselves are not red; rather, the lack of pigmentation makes the red blood vessels visible.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tAlbino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tAlbino.jpg 500w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tAlbino-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tAlbino-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/tAlbino-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The T+ albino has a functioning tyrosinase, and therefore melanin pigments are also present. However, due to missing proteins, the T+ albino can only carry out the first two or three steps of the melanin production process and is therefore unable to produce dark pigments. As a result, T+ albinos are typically recognizable by their caramel-colored appearance.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-black-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23102e05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6fc6c47c0c408370871704ef4273b3b is-style-text-display--4\">Porcellio scaber &#8220;White Out&#8221;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ctWx89K1RU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/the-secret-of-woodlice-without-eyes\/\">Das Geheimnis der Asseln ohne Augen<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Das Geheimnis der Asseln ohne Augen&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/the-secret-of-woodlice-without-eyes\/embed\/#?secret=3HL7n14ZRH#?secret=ctWx89K1RU\" data-secret=\"ctWx89K1RU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NyTgRdpdyI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/the-secret-of-woodlice-without-eyes-part-2\/\">Das Geheimnis der Asseln ohne Augen- Teil 2<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Das Geheimnis der Asseln ohne Augen- Teil 2&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/the-secret-of-woodlice-without-eyes-part-2\/embed\/#?secret=gbXaBTL9c1#?secret=NyTgRdpdyI\" data-secret=\"NyTgRdpdyI\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-insektenliebe wp-block-embed-insektenliebe\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uDBqdzuCpJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/from-the-gray-mouse-to-the-designer-morph\/\">Von der grauen Maus zur Designer Morphe<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Von der grauen Maus zur Designer Morphe&#8221; &#8212; Insektenliebe\" src=\"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/magazine\/breeding-magazine\/from-the-gray-mouse-to-the-designer-morph\/embed\/#?secret=zEIiWUZ6zt#?secret=uDBqdzuCpJ\" data-secret=\"uDBqdzuCpJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updates on our latest breeding varieties. Today, isopods are available in a wide variety of bred colors and patterns, known as color morphs (morph = form). The selection of beautifully colored, unique, or rare specimens is constantly growing. 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