Oniscidae

Oniscidae
	Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Superfamily:	Oniscoidea
Family:	Oniscidae ; Latreille, 1802
Genera
	Oniscus Linnaeus, 1758 (5 species); Oroniscus Verhoeff, 1908 (11 species); Phalloniscus Budde-Lund, 1908 (22 species); Rabdoniscus Vandel, 1981 (monotypic); Rodoniscus Arcangeli, 1934 (monotypic); Sardoniscus Arcangeli, 1939 (2 species);

Last updated August 10, 2025

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

1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-12.

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[ITIS-1] 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-12.

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Oniscidae

Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Superfamily:	Oniscoidea
Family:	Oniscidae Latreille, 1802 ^[1]
Genera
Oniscus Linnaeus, 1758 (5 species) Oroniscus Verhoeff, 1908 (11 species) Phalloniscus Budde-Lund, 1908 (22 species) Rabdoniscus Vandel, 1981 (monotypic) Rodoniscus Arcangeli, 1934 (monotypic) Sardoniscus Arcangeli, 1939 (2 species)