Scyphacidae
Family of woodlice
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Scyphacidae is a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda. It contains 6 genera and about 20 described species in Scyphacidae.[1][2]
| Scyphacidae | |
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| Scyphax ornatus, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Infraorder: | Holoverticata |
| Family: | Scyphacidae Dana, 1853 |
| Synonyms | |
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Actaeciidae | |
Genera
These six genera belong to the family Scyphacidae:[2]
- Actaecia Dana, 1853
- Marioniscus Barnard, 1932
- Quelpartoniscus Kwon, 1995
- Scyphacella Smith, 1873
- Scyphax Dana, 1853
- Scyphoniscus Chilton, 1901
Taxonomy
The genus Scyphoniscus was moved by Schmidt (2002) from Scyphacidae to Detonidae, and this combination was reflected in a catalogue by Schmalfuss (2003). However, in a more recent paper (Schmidt & Leistikow 2004: Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda. - Steentstrupia 28: 1-118) the genus was included again in Scyphacidae.
