Order Isopoda
(pillbugs and sowbugs)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Superorder Peracarida
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  Order Isopoda (pillbugs and sowbugs)
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  Suborder Anthuridea
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  Family Antheluridae
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  Family Anthuridae
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  Family Hyssuridae
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  Family Paranthuridae
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  Suborder Asellota
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  Family Acanthaspidiidae
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  Family Antiasidae
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  Family Asellidae
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  Superfamily Aselloidea
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  Family Atlantasellidae
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  Family Dendrotiidae
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  Family Dendrotionidae
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  Family Desmosomatidae
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  Family Echinothambematidae
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  Family Eurycopidae
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  Family Gnathostenetroididae
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  Superfamily Gnathostenetroidoidea
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  Family Haplomunnidae
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  Family Haploniscidae
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  Family Ilyarachnidae
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  Family Ischnomesidae
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  Family Janirellidae
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  Family Janiridae
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  Superfamily Janiroidea
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  Family Abyssianiridae
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  Family Acanthomunnopsidae
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  Family Jaeropsididae
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  Family Janierellidae
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  Family Microsomatidae
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  Family Joeropsidae
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  Family Joeropsididae
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  Family Katianiridae
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  Family Macrostylidae
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  Family Mesosignidae
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  Family Microparasellidae
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  Family Mictosomatidae
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  Family Munnidae
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  Family Munnopsidae
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  Family Nannoniscidae
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  Family Paramunnidae
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  Family Pleurocopidae
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  Family Pleurogoniidae
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  Superfamily Protallocoxoidea
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  Family Protallocoxidae
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  Family Protojaniridae
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  Family Pseudojaniridae
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  Family Pseudomesidae
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  Family Santiidae
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  Family Stenasellidae
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  Family Stenetriidae
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  Superfamily Stenetrioidea
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  Family Thambematidae
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  Family Vermectiadidae
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  Suborder Calabozoidea
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  Family Calabozoidae
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  Suborder Epicaridea
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  Family Bopyridae
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  Family Cryptoniscidae
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  Family Dajidae
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  Family Entoniscidae
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  Family Hemioniscidae
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  Suborder Flabellifera
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  Family Aegidae
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  Family Ancinidae
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  Family Anuropidae
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  Family Argathonidae
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  Family Bathynataliidae
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  Family Bathynomidae
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  Family Cirolanidae
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  Family Corallanidae
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  Family Cymothoidae
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  Family Excorallanidae
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  Family Hadromastacidae
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  Family Keuphyliidae
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  Family Limnoriidae
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  Family Phoratopodidae
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  Family Plakarthriidae
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  Family Serolidae
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  Family Sphaeromatidae
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  Genus Tainisopus
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  Family Tecticipitidae
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  Family Tridentellidae
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  Suborder Gnathiidea
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  Family Gnathiidae
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  Family Protognathiidae
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  Suborder Microcerberidea
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  Family Microcerberidae
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  Suborder Oniscidea
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  Infraorder Ligiamorpha
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  Family Actaeciidae
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  Family Armadillidae
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  Family Armadillidiidae
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  Family Balloniscidae
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  Family Bathytropidae
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  Family Berytoniscidae
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  Family Buddelundiellidae
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  Family Cylisticidae
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  Family Dubioniscidae
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  Family Eubelidae
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  Family Halophilosciidae
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  Family Hekelidae
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  Family Irmaosidae
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  Family Ligiidae
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  Family Mesoniscidae
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  Genus Mirtana
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  Family Olibrinidae
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  Family Oniscidae
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  Family Philosciidae
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  Family Platyarthridae
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  Family Porcellionidae
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  Family Pseudarmadillidae
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  Family Pudeoniscidae
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  Family Rhyscotidae
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  Family Schoebliidae
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  Family Scleropactidae
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  Family Scyphacidae
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  Family Spelaeoniscidae
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  Family Stenoniscidae
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  Family Styloniscidae
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  Family Tendosphaeridae
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  Family Titaniidae
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  Family Trachelipodidae
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  Family Trichoniscidae
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  Family Turanoniscidae
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  Infraorder Tylomorpha
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  Family Tylidae
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  Suborder Phreatoicidea
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  Family Amphisopodidae
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  Genus Amphisopus
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  Genus Hypsimetopus
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  Family Nichollsiidae
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  Family Phreatoicidae
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  Superfamily Phreatoicoidea
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  Family Amphisopidae
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  Family Nichollsidae
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  Family Phreatoicopsidae
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  Suborder Valvifera
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  Family Amesopodidae
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  Family Arcturidae
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  Family Austrarcturellidae
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  Family Chaetiliidae
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  Family Holognathidae
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  Family Idoteidae
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  Genus Pentidotea
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  Family Pseudidotheidae
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  Family Xenarcturidae