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Armadillidiidae

10 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Isopoda › Armadillidiidae

Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, is a widespread introduced woodlouse native to Europe with a characteristic tight rolled defensive ball.

Armadillidium nasatum is a woodlouse species that cannot roll into a complete ball, found in drier UK habitats.

Armadillidium album Dollfus, 1887 is a small European coastal woodlouse species found in undisturbed sandy coastal habitats.

Armadillidium depressum is a synanthropic woodloche found primarily in southwest Britain that feeds on dead plant matter.

Armadillidium pictum is a rare European forest-dwelling woodlouse species that closely resembles Armadillidium pulchellum.

Armadillidium pulchellum is a small woodlouse with distinct markings and imperfect volvation when rolling up.

Armadillidium klugii is a large isopod with spotted coloration found along the Adriatic coastline.

Armadillidium maculatum is a striped native French isopod, commonly kept as a pet and vivarium cleaner.

Armadillidium gestroi is a large endemic Italian woodlouse with aposematic coloration and chemical predator defense.

Eluma caelata is a distinct isopod species recognizable by its single prominent ommatidium per eye and specific body features.

Related Families

Porcellionidae 15 species Idoteidae 8 species Ligiidae 8 species Trichoniscidae 6 species Armadillidae 3 species Philosciidae 3 species Trachelipodidae 3 species Cirolanidae 2 species

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