Suborder

Oniscidea (Woodlice, pillbugs, and rock slaters)

Littorophiloscia richardsonae. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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A woodlouse (plural woodlice) is a terrestrial isopod crustacean with a rigid, segmented, long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. Woodlice mostly feed on dead plant material, and they are usually active at night. Woodlice form the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda, with over 5,000 known species.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
        Order: Isopoda (Isopods)
        Suborder: Oniscidea (Woodlice, pillbugs, and rock slaters)
        Infraorder: Diplocheta (Rock slaters) (4)
        Infraorder: Holoverticata (Woodlice and pillbugs) (3)

Subtaxa

Infraorder: Diplocheta (Rock slaters)

Infraorder: Holoverticata (Woodlice and pillbugs)

Where in Humboldt

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