Jump to content

Oniscus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Citation bot (talk | contribs) at 03:18, 13 May 2023 (Alter: pages. Formatted dashes. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Woodlice | #UCB_Category 55/122). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Oniscus
Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.