Isopoda - 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 All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration
Isopod - Types, Size, Anatomy, Lifespan, Habitat, Diet . . . Isopods, members of the order Isopoda, are a diverse group of crustaceans found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats These invertebrates are characterized by their dorsoventrally flattened bodies, segmented, armor-like exoskeletons, and two pairs of antennae
Isopod | Marine, Pillbug, Woodlouse | Britannica Isopod, any member of the order Isopoda (class Crustacea), a group of diverse, widely occurring forms including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species Most are free-living, but a number of marine species are parasitic on other animals
What is an isopod? - NOAA Ocean Exploration Isopods are an order of marine invertebrates (animals without backbones) that belong to the greater crustacean group of animals, which includes crabs and shrimp
Isopods 101: Welcome To The World Of Woodlice | Earth Life The order Isopoda contains more than 10,000 species of Isopod worldwide; most of which are marine About 3,500 species of wood lice (Suborder Oniscidea) have been described, but there are probably at least as many waiting to be discovered – especially in tropical rain forests
Isopoda - New World Encyclopedia Isopoda is a diverse and widely distributed order of aquatic and terrestrial malacostracan crustaceans, characterized by a generally small, dorsoventrally flattened body, a pair of maxillipeds, two large antennae and one small vestigial pair, a cephalic shield rather than a carapace, unstalked compound eyes, and many legs (except in the
Isopods (Order Isopoda) - iNaturalist Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration