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COMMON SHINY WOODLOUSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies)
Oniscus asellus
Latin
DEF

A terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) that has a flattened elliptical body often capable of being rolled into a ball and seven pairs of walking legs, is commonly dull brown or gray, usually lives under stones or bark, and may damage the roots of young trees.

OBS

common woodlice; common shiny woodlice: plural.

Key term(s)
  • common shiny wood-louse
  • common wood-louse
  • sowbug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Oniscus asellus
Latin
OBS

Crustacé terrestre de la famille des Oniscidae.

Spanish

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