Oniscidae

Family of woodlice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oniscidae is a family of woodlice, including the common woodlouse Oniscus asellus. Six genera are certainly placed in the family (Oniscus, Oroniscus, Phalloniscus, Rabdoniscus, Rodoniscus and Sardoniscus), with eight others included by some sources (Cerberoides, Diacara, Exalloniscus, Hanoniscus, Hiatoniscus, Hora, Krantzia and Tasmanoniscus).[2][1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Order:Isopoda
Suborder:Oniscidea
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Oniscidae
Oniscus asellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Superfamily: Oniscoidea
Family: Oniscidae
Latreille, 1802 [1]
Genera
  • Oniscus Linnaeus, 1758 (5 species)
  • Oroniscus Verhoeff, 1908 (11 species)
  • Phalloniscus Budde-Lund, 1908 (22 species)
  • Rabdoniscus Vandel, 1981 (monotypic)
  • Rodoniscus Arcangeli, 1934 (monotypic)
  • Sardoniscus Arcangeli, 1939 (2 species)
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