Oniscus

Oniscus
	Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
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

"Oniscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A. 654: 1–341.

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[1] "Oniscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[Schmalfuss-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.