Woodlice

Oniscidea

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Woodlice is a group of isopods. There are 3672 species of woodlice, in 527 genera and 38 families. This group has been around since the Upper Cretaceous Epoch. Oniscidea (woodlice) includes groups like Rhyscotidae, Agnaridae, and Scleropactidae.

URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/UpperCretaceous

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EOL has data for 14 attributes, including:

eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Detritus
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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epifaunal
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Epifaunal
- Definition: An animal living on the surface of the substratum.
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Epifaunal
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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99.59999999999999 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
- Definition: A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus 1758) (common grackle)
mineralized skeleton contains
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/mineralizedSkeletonContains
- Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)
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calcium carbonate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_3311
- Definition: A carbonate salt that has formula CO3Ca
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: Organisms that move habitually, of their own volition.
- Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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12
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854 (Pacific staghorn sculpin)
skeleton contains
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000106
- Definition: The composition of a skeletal tissue.
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chitin
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029
- Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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trophic level
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1053008
- Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.
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detritivore
- URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657
- Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of woodlice

woodlice Habitats

The environments in which many woodlice species are known to live. Select an environment to see its woodlice species checklist.

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woodlice Habitats

The environments in which many woodlice species are known to live. Select an environment to see its woodlice species checklist.

Woodlice

Oniscidea

woodlice Habitats

woodlice Habitats

woodlice includes 38 children: