Woodlouse
Animal
A woodlouse is any crustacean belonging to the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. They get their name from often being found in old wood, and from louse, a parasitic insect, although woodlice are neither parasitic nor insects. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Oniscidea
Class: Malacostraca
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Isopoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Lower classifications
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