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Oniscus

Oniscus is a genus of woodlice. It comprises five species, three of which are confined to northwestern Iberia, one to the Pyrenees, and one of which, O. asellus, is widespread across Europe and has been introduced to the Americas .

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Oniscus
Oniscus asellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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

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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.