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Oniscus
Oniscus asellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Oniscidae
Genus: Oniscus
Linnaeus, 1758  [1]
Species

Oniscus is a genus of woodlice. It comprises five species, three of which are confined to northwestern Iberia ( Oniscus ancarensis, O. galicianus and O. lusitanicus), one to the Pyrenees ( Oniscus simonii), and one of which, O. asellus, is widespread across Europe and has been introduced to the Americas . [2]

References

  1. ^ "Oniscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A. 654: 1–341.