Oniscus

Oniscus
Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Family:	Oniscidae
Genus:	Oniscus Linnaeus, 1758   [1]
Species
Oniscus ancarensis Bilton, 1992 Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758 Oniscus galicianus Bilton, 1997 Oniscus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1908 Oniscus simonii Budde-Lund, 1885

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-16.