Porcellionidae
{{Short description|Family of woodlice}}
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Porcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda.
This family contains 530 species, found on every continent except Antarctica.
The ventral plate of the thoracic exoskeleton flare out slightly over the legs. This "flare" is called the epimeron. The uropods, antenna-like structures at the back of the specimen, are flattened out and spearlike, and extend beyond the last exoskeletal plate.
Genera
The family contains 19 genera, and two further genera (Inchanga and Mahehia) may be included.{{cite journal |url=http://www.oniscidea-catalog.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/Cat_terr_isop.pdf |title=World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version |author=Helmut Schmalfuss |year=2003 |journal=Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde |series=Serie A |volume=654 |pages=341 pp}}
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- Acaeroplastes Verhoeff, 1918
- Agabiformius Verhoeff, 1908
- Atlantidium Arcangeli, 1936
- Brevurus Schmalfuss, 1986
- Caeroplastes Verhoeff, 1918
- Congocellio Arcangeli, 1950
- Dorypoditius Verhoeff, 1942
- Leptotrichus Budde-Lund, 1885
- Lucasius Kinahan, 1859
- Mica Budde-Lund, 1908
- Pondo Barnard, 1937
- Porcellio Latreille, 1804
- Porcellionides Miers, 1877
- Proporcellio Verhoeff, 1907
- Soteriscus Vandel, 1956
- Thermocellio Verhoeff, 1942
- Tropicocellio Arcangeli, 1950
- Tura Budde-Lund, 1908
- Uramba Budde-Lund, 1908
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References
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Category:Taxa named by Johann Friedrich von Brandt
Category:Taxa named by Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg
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