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ISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Family ASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters) 1        
Genus Asellus (waterlice or water slaters) 1 8      
Family IDOTEIDAE (a family of sea slaters) 2        
Genus Idotea (a genus of sea slaters) 2 6      
Suborder ONISCOIDEA (woodlice) 10        
Family ARMADILLIDIIDAE (pill woodlice) 1 4      
Family LIGIIDAE (a family of woodlice and sea slaters) 1 11      
Family ONISCIDAE (a family of Woodlice) 1 2      
Family PHILOSCIIDAE (a family of woodlice) 1 1 9    
Family PLATYARTHRIDAE (a family of woodlice) 1 2   1 6
Family PORCELLIONIDAE (a family of woodlice) 1 2      
Family TRICHONISCIDAE (a family of woodlice) 4 1   3  
Family SPHAEROMATIDAE (a family of sea slaters) 1        
Genus Sphaeroma (a genus of sea slaters) 1 1      

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Micropics: http://micropics.org.uk/ Web Site/Page
Hopkin, S., 1991 A Key to the Woodlice of Britain & Ireland
Naylor, E., 1972 British Marine Isopods
Oliver, P.G. & Meechan, C.J., 1993 (terrestrial species) Woodlice: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species

General Works

Harding, P.T. & Sutton, S.L., 1985 Woodlice in Britain & Ireland: Distribution & Habitat
Hopkin, S, 2003 Woodlice, Chiselbobs and Sow-bugs

ISOPODA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)
MALACOSTRACA
(crabs, woodlice, shrimps etc.)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with ISOPODA:

is endoparasitoid host of larva Melanophora roralis - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
Photos is endoparasitoid host of larva Paykullia maculata - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) van Emden, F.I., 1954
is endoparasitoid host of larva Phyto discrepans - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954
is endoparasitoid host of larva Phyto melanocephala - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954
Photos is endoparasitoid host of larva Rhinophora lepida - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954
is endoparasitoid host of larva Stevenia atramentaria - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954
is endoparasitoid host of larva Tricogena rubricosa - a woodlouse parasite fly (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) Restricted van Emden, F.I., 1954

Isopoda may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
CRUSTACEA
(crustaceans)

References

van Emden, F.I., 1954 Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae

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