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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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Further Information

„Porcellionid Woodlice“ on wikipedia.org

„Porcellionid Woodlice“ on iNaturalist.org

Copyright

Wikipedia

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