Porcellionidae
| Porcellionidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Porcellio scaber | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1831 |
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.
This family contains 530 species, found on every continent except Antarctica.
The ventral plate of the thoracic exoskeleton flare out slightly over the legs. This "flare" is called the epimeron. The uropods, antenna-like structures at the back of the specimen, are flattened out and spearlike, and extend beyond the last exoskeletal plate.
Genera
The family contains 19 genera, and two further genera (Inchanga and Mahehia) may be included.[1]
- Acaeroplastes Verhoeff, 1918
- Agabiformius Verhoeff, 1908
- Atlantidium Arcangeli, 1936
- Brevurus Schmalfuss, 1986
- Caeroplastes Verhoeff, 1918
- Congocellio Arcangeli, 1950
- Dorypoditius Verhoeff, 1942
- Leptotrichus Budde-Lund, 1885
- Lucasius Kinahan, 1859
- Mica Budde-Lund, 1908
- Pondo Barnard, 1937
- Porcellio Latreille, 1804
- Porcellionides Miers, 1877
- Proporcellio Verhoeff, 1907
- Soteriscus Vandel, 1956
- Thermocellio Verhoeff, 1942
- Tropicocellio Arcangeli, 1950
- Tura Budde-Lund, 1908
- Uramba Budde-Lund, 1908
References
- ↑ Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A 654: 341 pp.
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