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Checklist for Family Porcellionidae Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1831 (Woodlice)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
50
117
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
23
72
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
6
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
6
21
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
4
19
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Armadilloidea
Brandt, 1831
3
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPorcellionidae
Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1831
Woodlice
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 6 Species
Metoponorthus Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Thermocellio Verhoeff, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Uramba Budde-Lund, 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Metoponorthus pruinosus (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Thermocellio congolensis patrizii Arcangeli, 1957Plains Clubtail
Thermocellio kenyensis Schmoelzer, 1974
Uramba brunnea Schmoelzer, 1974
Uramba marginalis Budde-Lund, 1910


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