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Checklist for Family Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 (woodlice)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
162
609
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
51
287
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
18
74
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
17
73
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
12
64
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
7
29
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatyarthridae
Verhoeff, 1949
Woodlice
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 4 Species
Papuasoniscus Vandel, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
4 Species
Papuasoniscus holthuisi Vandel, 1973
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Trichorhina squamata Verhoeff, 1926Resting Spring desertsnail
Trichorhina tomentosa Budde-Lund, 1893Pillbug


Links, sources and further information
Platyarthridae at artfakta.se
Platyarthridae at biodiversity.org.au
Platyarthridae at dyntaxa.se
Platyarthridae at gbif.org
Platyarthridae at irmng.org
Platyarthridae at itis.gov