Porcellio is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of woodlice in the family
PorcellionidaePorcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. The species classified here cannot roll into a ball, as opposed to the species of family Armadillidiidae, which can....
, including the common rough woodlouse,
Porcellio scaberPorcellio scaber , is a species of woodlouse. It is found across Central and Western Europe , and in the United Kingdom, it is one of the "big five" species of woodlouse, where it is probably the most common of all woodlouse species...
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Porcellio is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of woodlice in the family
PorcellionidaePorcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. The species classified here cannot roll into a ball, as opposed to the species of family Armadillidiidae, which can....
, including the common rough woodlouse,
Porcellio scaberPorcellio scaber , is a species of woodlouse. It is found across Central and Western Europe , and in the United Kingdom, it is one of the "big five" species of woodlouse, where it is probably the most common of all woodlouse species...
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