Anchiphiloscia pilosa (Budde-Lund, 1913)
(a woodlouse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnchiphiloscia pilosa (a woodlouse)
FamilyPHILOSCIIDAE (a family of woodlice)
SuborderONISCIDEA (woodlice)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anchiphiloscia pilosa (a woodlouse) :
1: Anchiphiloscia pilosa (a woodlouse)
16 Jan 2017 OSGR: TL01 51° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: Beds (VC 30) England
in litter in heated tropical greenhouse
Image 1: Male 1st pereiopod - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Male 1st pleopod endopodite - apex - ventral view - magnifiedImage 3: Male 1st pleopods - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Male 2nd pleopod - left exopodite - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Male 2nd pleopod - left exopodite - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 6: Male 2nd pleopods (both endopodites, right exopodite only) - microscope low magnification - black backgroundImage 7: Male 2nd pleopods (both endopodites, right exopodite only) - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Male 7th pereiopod - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Telfer, M.G. & Gregory, S.J. 2018 A woodlouse new to Britain: Anchiphiloscia pilosa (Buddelund, 1913) (Oniscidea: Philosciidae) in a heated butterfly house in Bedfordshire Bull. Brit. Myr. Grp. Vol 30: 12-20.

Anchiphiloscia pilosa (a woodlouse) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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