Oniscidae

Oniscidae
	Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Superfamily:	Oniscoidea
Family:	Oniscidae; Latreille, 1802 [1]
Genera
	Oniscus; Oroniscus; Phalloniscus; Rabdoniscus; Rodoniscus; Sardoniscus;

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]

References

"Oniscidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.

External links

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[ITIS-1] "Oniscidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[Schmalfuss-2] Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A. 654: 341 pp.