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Common Striped Woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum · Mospissebed
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Common Striped Woodlouse

Observations

Main St, Amherst, MA, US · Oct 23, 2025 research grade

  • Common Striped Woodlouse

    observation of Oct 23, 2025 3:08 PM

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Arthropoda
  • Subphylum Crustacea
  • Superclass Multicrustacea
  • Class Malacostraca
  • Subclass Eumalacostraca
  • Superorder Peracarida
  • Order Isopoda
  • Suborder Oniscidea
  • Infraorder Holoverticata
  • Zoosection Crinocheta
  • Family Philosciidae
  • Genus Philoscia
  1. Animals (Kingdom Animalia) Dieren
  2. Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda) Geleedpotigen
  3. Crustaceans (Subphylum Crustacea) Kreeftachtigen
  4. Typical Crustaceans (Superclass Multicrustacea)
  5. Malacostracans (Class Malacostraca) Hogere Kreeftachtigen
  6. Decapods, Isopods, And Allies (Subclass Eumalacostraca)
  7. Amphipods, Isopods, And Allies (Superorder Peracarida)
  8. Isopods (Order Isopoda) Pissebedden
  9. Woodlice, Pillbugs, And Rock Slaters (Suborder Oniscidea) Landpissebedden
  10. Woodlice And Pillbugs (Infraorder Holoverticata)
  11. Zoosection Crinocheta
  12. Philosciid Woodlice (Family Philosciidae)
  13. Genus Philoscia
  14. Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)

Observation photos © Jan De Wilde, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Taxon photo © Jason M Crockwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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