Definition of Isopoda. Meaning of Isopoda. Synonyms of Isopoda

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Definition of Isopoda

Isopoda
Isopoda I*sop"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Iso-, and -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure. Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal segments short, and often consolidated in part. The branchi[ae] are on the abdominal appendages. The group includes the terrestrial pill bugs and sow bugs, with numerous marine forms. See Arthrostrata, Gribble.

Meaning of Isopoda from wikipedia

- Isopoda is an order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both aquatic species and terrestrial species such as woodlice...
- Brusca (August 6, 1997). "Isopoda". Tree of Life Web Project. Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) – revised...
- System. Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge...
- Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of some other woodlice families, members of this family...
- part of a regular diet. Brusca, Richard C. (1981). "A monograph on the Isopoda Cymothoidae (Crustacea) of the Eastern Pacific" (PDF). Zoological Journal...
- K. (2006). The giant deep-sea scavenger genus Bathynomus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. In: Richer de Forges, B. and Justone...
- nocturnal species and is typically active at night. Like all species of Isopoda, Porcellio spinicornis develops directly from yolky eggs. Both the eggs...
- Isles Helmut Schmalfuss (2003). "World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) — revised and updated version" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge...
- environment, common examples of mesograzers are small Gastropoda, Amphipoda, Isopoda, and small Crustaceans. Mesograzers consume a variety of marine vegetation...
- Porcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. This family contains 530 species, found on every continent except Antarctica. The ventral...