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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Marsupial Crustaceans (Peracarida) » Isopods (Isopoda) » Scutocoxifera » Woodlice (Oniscidea) » Holoverticata » Orthogonopoda » Crinocheta » Cylisticidae » Cylisticus » Curly Woodlouse (Cylisticus convexus)
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Isopoda - Unknown, 1a - Cylisticus convexus
Copyright © 2016 Fritz Light

Isopoda - Unknown, 1a - Cylisticus convexus
San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, California, USA
October 19, 2016
Size: 10+ mm
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Contributed by Fritz Light on 19 October, 2016 - 3:00pm
Last updated 30 October, 2016 - 2:30am

not known from CA
interesting - I don't think these are known from CA
… Scott Loarie, 14 December, 2016 - 4:32am login or register to post comments

 
Well they are European adventives...
So I'd expect them to be found in almost any urban area here in the US, just like the commonly found Armadillidium and Porcellio species.
… Hisserdude, 14 December, 2016 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
no I agree - just a matter of
no I agree - just a matter of time before they show up in CA. I'm just saying this might be a state record
… Scott Loarie, 14 December, 2016 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, I see...
You are right, it may indeed be a state record, wonder if any of the local isopod experts could chime in here and let us know for certain. :)
… Hisserdude, 14 December, 2016 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

 
http://bugguide.net/user/view
http://bugguide.net/user/view/38121 may be able to help
… Scott Loarie, 21 December, 2016 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Woodlice.
… Hisserdude, 30 October, 2016 - 2:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your help! I'm curious to know if there's a dichotomous key and/or specific characteristics that you might share with me so I can see how you arrived at this genus and species. Or are you just that familiar with it? I am new to keying out the Onescidea.
… Fritz Light, 30 October, 2016 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

 
I'm just familiar with this species...
Been culturing it for years. :)
… Hisserdude, 30 October, 2016 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Okay, awesome! I have a few o
Okay, awesome! I have a few others that I will be posting soon, and I believe they are in a different order. So hopefully you can take a look at them too? Thanks again!
… Fritz Light, 30 October, 2016 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Sure, I'll take a look at them...
No guarantee I'll be able to identify them though, but I'll do my best!
… Hisserdude, 30 October, 2016 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

 
No worries, I appreciate anyt
No worries, I appreciate anything you can do. Those images are posted on BugGuide, too (username: fritzl), and my best attempt at ID'ing them got me to Porcellionidae. Thanks again!
… Fritz Light, 1 November, 2016 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Hunt, 19 October, 2016 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

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