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Oniscus
Oniscus asellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Family:	Oniscidae
Genus:	Oniscus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Oniscus ancarensis Bilton, 1992 Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758 Oniscus galicianus Bilton, 1997 Oniscus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1908 Oniscus simonii Budde-Lund, 1885

Oniscus is a genus of woodlice. It comprises five species, three of which are confined to northwestern Iberia (Oniscus ancarensis, O. galicianus and O. lusitanicus), one to the Pyrenees (Oniscus simonii), and one of which, O. asellus, is widespread across Europe and has been introduced to the Americas .

References

1. "Oniscus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
2. Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A. 654: 1–341.

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