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Category: Isopoda

Ligidium gracile

November 11, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This member of the family Ligiidae was a particularly satisfying woodlouse to document, although they are far from rare, because…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crustaceans, Isopoda, Ligidium, Ligiidae, Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc), Species Profiles Filed under: Ligidium gracile

Armadillidium vulgare

October 23, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Oniscids in the family Armadillidiidae (order Isopoda) are the woodlice that are properly called pillbugs, rolypolies, and potatobugs, due to…

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Posted in: Animals, Armadillidium, Armadilliidae, Crustaceans, Isopoda, Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc), Species Profiles Filed under: Armadillidium vulgare

Oniscus asellus

October 17, 2021 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

Let’s just get this common name stuff out of the way. Woodlice is the standardized common name for the Oniscidea.…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crustaceans, Isopoda, Malacostraca (Crabs, shrimp, lobsters etc), Oniscidae, Oniscus, Species Profiles Filed under: European Sowbug, Oniscus asellus

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