Biology:Cylisticidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Cylisticidae
The British Woodlice 64.png
Cylisticus convexus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Infraorder: Holoverticata
Family: Cylisticidae
Verhoeff, 1949

Cylisticidae is a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda. There are at least 4 genera and more than 60 described species in Cylisticidae.[1][2][3]

Genera

These four genera belong to the family Cylisticidae:

  • Cylisticus Schnitzler, 1853 (53 species)
  • Lepinisticus Manicastri & Taiti, 1983 (monotypic)
  • Parcylisticus Verhoeff, 1943 (10 species)
  • Troglocylisticus Ferrara & Taiti, 1983 (monotypic)

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4396040 entry