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Holoverticata (Woodlice and pillbugs)
Alloniscus perconvexus. Photo: (c) Alex Bairstow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
- Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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