Biology:Tylos (genus)

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Short description: Genus of woodlice

Tylos
Tylos punctatus dorsal.jpg
Tylos punctatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
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:

  • Tylos africanus Ferrara, 1974 i
  • Tylos albidus Budde-Lund, 1879 i c g
  • Tylos australis Lewis & Bishop, 1990 i c g
  • Tylos capensis Krauss, 1843 i c g
  • Tylos chilensis Schultz, 1983 i c g
  • Tylos cilicius Verhoeff, 1941 i
  • Tylos europaeus Arcangeli, 1938 i c g
  • Tylos exiguus Stebbing, 1910 i c g
  • Tylos granulatus Krauss, 1843 i c g
  • Tylos granuliferus Budde-Lund, 1885 i c g
  • Tylos latreillei Audouin, 1826 i g
  • Tylos madeirae Arcangeli, 1938 c g
  • Tylos maindroni Giordani Soika, 1954 c g
  • Tylos maindronii Soika, 1954 i
  • Tylos marcuzzii Soika, 1954 i c g
  • Tylos minor Dollfus, 1893 i c g
  • Tylos neozelanicus Chilton, 1901 i c g
  • Tylos niveus Budde-Lund, 1885 i c g
  • Tylos nudulus Budde-Lund, 1906 i c g
  • Tylos ochri Roman, 1977 i
  • Tylos opercularis Budde-Lund, 1885 i c g
  • Tylos ponticus Grebnitsky, 1874 i c g
  • Tylos punctatus Holmes & Gay, 1909 i c g b
  • Tylos sardous Arcangeli, 1938 i
  • Tylos spinulosus Dana, 1853 i c g
  • Tylos tantabiddy Lewis, 1991 i c g
  • Tylos wegeneri Vandel, 1952 i c g

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6500471 entry