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]
| Cylisticidae | |
|---|---|
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| Cylisticus convexus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Infraorder: | Holoverticata |
| Family: | Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 1949 |
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
- Leistikow, Andreas; Wägele, Johann Wolfgang (1999). "Checklist of the terrestrial isopods of the new world (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 16 (2): 1–72. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751999000100001.
- Stebbing, Thomas Roscoe Rede (1893). A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton.
- Martin, Joel W.; Davis, George E. (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Science Series. Vol. 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. ISBN 978-1-891276-27-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
External links
Media related to Cylisticidae at Wikimedia Commons
