Porcellionid Woodlice Lat. “Porcellionidae“
Porcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. The species classified here cannot roll into a ball, as opposed to the species of family Armadillidiidae, which can.
Hierarchy
Genera
The family contains 19 genera, and two further genera (Inchanga and Mahehia) may be included.
Ancestry Graph
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classDef active fill:#fff
arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active
arthropods-->crustaceans("subphylum: Crustaceans"):::active
crustaceans-->woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters("suborder: Woodlice, Pillbugs, and Rock Slaters"):::active
woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters-.->philosciid-woodlice("family: Philosciid Woodlice")
woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters-.->pill-woodlice("family: Pill Woodlice")
woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters==>porcellionid-woodlice("family: Porcellionid Woodlice"):::active
click philosciid-woodlice href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/crustaceans/woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters/philosciid-woodlice/"
click pill-woodlice href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/crustaceans/woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters/pill-woodlice/"
click porcellionid-woodlice href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/crustaceans/woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters/porcellionid-woodlice/"
click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/"
click crustaceans href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/crustaceans/"
click woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/crustaceans/woodlice-pillbugs-and-rock-slaters/"
Further Information
„Porcellionid Woodlice“ on wikipedia.org
„Porcellionid Woodlice“ on iNaturalist.org
Copyright
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