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Tylos (crustacean)

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Tylos
Tylos punctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Tylidae
Genus: Tylos
Latreille, 1826

Tylos is a genus of woodlice in the family Tylidae. There are at least 20 described species in Tylos.[1][2][3][4] All the species in this family can roll up into a perfect ball and live on sandy beaches.[5]

Tylos punctatus

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Tylos:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tylos". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Tylos". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ a b "Tylos". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ a b "Tylos Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut & Vergara, Katy (31 August 2000). "The isopod genus Tylos (Oniscidea: Tylidae) in Chile, with bibliographies of all described species of the genus". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie). 612: 1–42.