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Family Porcellionidae

Sow Bug(Oniscidae) - Porcellio scaber Family Porcellionidae - Porcellio scaber Family Porcellionidae - Porcellio scaber Is this Porcellio scaber? (immature, perhaps) - Porcellio scaber Is this Porcellio scaber? (immature, perhaps) - Porcellio scaber European Sowbug? - Porcellio scaber Sow Bug - Porcellio scaber Sow bug - Porcellio scaber
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida
Order Isopoda (Isopods)
Suborder Oniscidea (Woodlice)
Family Porcellionidae
Internet References
adult image of Porcellio spinicornis and photos of 2 other species not in Porcellionidae (Scott Baird, Wright State U., Ohio)
classification and list of worldwide genera (ITIS)
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 30 April, 2005 - 6:35am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 11 January, 2007 - 1:06am

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