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Encyclopedia > Armadillidium vulgare
Armadillidium

Armadillidium vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacean
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidiidae
Genus: Armadillidium
Brandt, 1833
Diversity
about 200 species

Armadillidium is a genus of the small terrestrial crustacean known as the woodlouse. Armadillidium are also commonly known as "pill woodlice" and "pill bugs". They are characterised by their ability to roll into a ball when disturbed. Woodlouse: Armadillidium Vulgare Source: Danish Wikipedia DA:Billede:Baenkebider. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa Radiata Cnidaria Ctenophora - Comb jellies Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes - Flatworms Nemertina - Ribbon worms Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida - Jawed worms Micrognathozoa Rotifera - Rotifers Acanthocephala Priapulida Kinorhyncha Loricifera Entoprocta Nematoda - Roundworms Nematomorpha - Horsehair worms Cycliophora Mollusca - Mollusks Sipuncula - Peanut worms Annelida - Segmented... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Classes Remipedia Cephalocarida Branchiopoda Ostracoda Maxillopoda Malacostraca The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Orders Not necessarily a complete list: Leptostraca Stomatopoda Bathynellacea Thermosbaenacea Mysidacea Cumacea Amphipoda Isopoda Tanaidacea Euphausiacea Amphionidacea Decapoda Peracarida The Malacostraca are the largest subgroup of crustaceans, and include most of the animals that non-experts recognise as crustaceans, including the decapods (such as crabs, mole crabs, lobsters and true... SubOrders Anthuridea Asellota Calabozoida Epicaridea Flabellifera Microcerberidea Oniscidea Phreatoicidea Valvifera Isopods are one of the most diverse orders of Crustaceans, with many species living in all environments, and are common in shallow marine waters. ... Infraorders and Families Not necessarily a complete list Infraorders: Ligiamorpha Tylomorpha Families: Dubioniscidae Irmaosidae Pseudarmadillidae Scleropactidae Armadillidium vulgare A woodlouse, also known as a pill bug (genus Armadillidium only), armadillo bug, sow bug, slater, ball bug, or roley-poley, is a terrestrial crustacean with a rigid, segmented, calcareous exoskeleton and... Genera Not necessarily a complete list Armadillidium Eluma Ligia Oniscus Porcellio A terrestrial family of the order Isopoda which can roll itself into a ball, as opposed to the family Porcellionidae which can not. ... Johann Friedrich von Brandt (May 25, 1802 - July 15, 1879) was a German naturalist. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of and in living nature. ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ... Classes Branchiopoda Cephalocarida Malacostraca Maxillopoda Ostracoda Remipedia The crustaceans (Crustacea) are a large group of arthropods (55,000 species), usually treated as a subphylum. ... Infraorders and Families Infraorder Tylomorpha Tylidae Infraorder Ligiamorpha Ligiidae Mesoniscidae Superfamily Trichoniscoidea Buddelundiellidae Trichoniscidae Superfamily Styloniscoidea Schoebliidae Styloniscidae Titaniidae Tunanoniscidae Superfamily Oniscoidea Bathytropidae Berytoniscidae Detonidae Halophilosciidae Olibrinidae Oniscidae Philosciidae Platyarthridae Pudeoniscidae Rhyscotidae Scyphacidae Speleoniscidae Sphaeroniscidae Stenoniscidae Tendosphaeridae Superfamily Armadilloidea Actaeciidae Armadillidae Armadillidiidae Atlantidiidae Balloniscidae Cylisticidae Eubelidae Periscyphicidae Porcellionidae Trachelipodidae incertae...


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Armadillidium do roll into a ball when conditions are dry or when disturbed by any potential predator (personal observations).
Vertebrate predators were given one Armadillidium and one Oniscus (a genus of non-rolling terrestrial isopods) and then were observed until they attacked and consumed one of the isopods.
Armadillidium roll into a ball when disturbed, and this ability to roll-up could serve as a predator deterrent.
Lander University | Armadillidium (3405 words)
Armadillidium is the only woodlouse able to roll itself (enroll) into a completely closed sphere with no appendages protruding.
Armadillidium, is strongly arched and the flattening is not striking.
Armadillidium the second antennae fit neatly into broad recesses on the front of the head permitting them to be folded completely out of harm's way when the animal enrolls.
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