Cylisticidae Explained

Cylisticidae is a family of woodlice in the order Isopoda. There are at least 4 genera and more than 60 described species in Cylisticidae.

Genera

These four genera belong to the family Cylisticidae:

• Cylisticus Schnitzler, 1853 (53 species)
• Lepinisticus Manicastri & Taiti, 1983 (monotypic)
• Parcylisticus Verhoeff, 1943 (10 species)
• Troglocylisticus Ferrara & Taiti, 1983 (monotypic)

Further reading

• Checklist of the terrestrial isopods of the new world (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). 1999. Leistikow. Andreas. Wägele. Johann Wolfgang. Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 16. 2. 1–72. 10.1590/S0101-81751999000100001. free.
• Book: A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. 1893. Stebbing. Thomas Roscoe Rede. D. Appleton.
• Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. 2001. Martin. Joel W.. Davis. George E.. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Science Series. 39. 978-1-891276-27-9. 2018-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229075346/http://web.vims.edu/tcs/LACM-39-01-final.pdf. 2009-12-29. dead.