Oniscus asellus

Oniscus asellus, the common woodlouse, is one of the largest and most common species of woodlouse in the British Isles and Western and Northern Europe, growing to lengths of 16 mm and widths of 6 mm.

Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Oniscidae
Genus: Oniscus
Species:
O. asellus
Binomial name
Oniscus asellus
Synonyms 
  • Oniscus affinis
  • Oniscus fossor
  • Oniscus lamperti
  • Oniscus languidus
  • Oniscus lineatus
  • Oniscus murarius
  • Oniscus nodulosus
  • Oniscus taeniola
  • Oniscus vicarius
  • Porcellio Dio lineatus
  • Porcellio Cane taeniola
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