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Crinocheta

woodlice - Porcellio spinicornis Woodlouse - Philoscia muscorum Sowbug - Porcellio laevis Wood Louse IMG_4259 - Porcellio scaber Oniscidea - Trachelipus rathkii spotted sowbug - Armadillidium nasatum Trachelipus rathkii Oniscidea - Porcellio laevis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)
Order Isopoda (Isopods)
Suborder Oniscidea (Woodlice)
Infraorder Holoverticata
No Taxon (Orthogonopoda)
No Taxon Crinocheta
Identification
3 flagellomeres that are usually easy to distinguish compared to Synochetans
The only exceptions in our area are Detonidae and Scyphacidae, which have 4 somewhat difficult to discern flagellomeres. They are otherwise fairly different from Synochetans