AfReMaS taxon details
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857
246825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246825)
accepted
Family
Philoscia Latreille, 1804 (type by original designation)
- Genus Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908
- Genus Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 1908
- Genus Arcangeloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980
- Genus Barnardetia Xing & Chen, 2013
- Genus Barnardoscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1982
- Genus Benthanops Barnard, 1932
- Genus Burmoniscus Collinge, 1916
- Genus Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 1908
- Genus Congophiloscia Arcangeli, 1950
- Genus Didima Budde-Lund, 1908
- Genus Gabunoscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978
- Genus Leonoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985
- Genus Nahia Budde-Lund, 1908
- Genus Nataloniscus Ferrara & Taiti, 1985
- Genus Natalscia Verhoeff, 1942
- Genus Philoscia Latreille, 1804
- Genus Philoscina Ferrara & Taiti, 1985
- Genus Pleopodoscia Verhoeff, 1942
- Genus Pseudophiloscia Budde-Lund, 1904
- Genus Pseudosetaphora Ferrara & Taiti, 1986
- Genus Sechelloscia Ferrara & Taiti, 1983
- Genus Togoscia Ferrara & Schmalfuss, 1985
- Genus Uluguroscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980
- Genus Vandelophiloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978
- Genus Zebrascia Verhoeff, 1942
- Genus Arcangeloscia Schmalfuss & Ferrara, 1978 accepted as Arcangeloscia Taiti & Ferrara, 1980 (unaccepted > unavailable name, type species not designated)
- Genus Rennelloscia Vandel, 1973 accepted as Burmoniscus Collinge, 1916 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Setaphora Budde-Lund, 1908 accepted as Anchiphiloscia Stebbing, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
(of ) Kinahan, J. R. (1857). Analysis of certain allied genera of terrestrial Isopoda; with description of a new genus and a detailed list of the British species of <i>Ligia</i>, <i>Philougria</i>, <i>Philoscia</i>, <i>Porcellio</i>, <i>Oniscus</i> and <i>Armadillidium</i>. <em>The Natural History Review.</em> 4(Proceedings of Societies): 258-282, 302-305, pls. 19-22. [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246825 on 2025-08-12
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246825 on 2025-08-12
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(of ) Kinahan, J. R. (1857). Analysis of certain allied genera of terrestrial Isopoda; with description of a new genus and a detailed list of the British species of <i>Ligia</i>, <i>Philougria</i>, <i>Philoscia</i>, <i>Porcellio</i>, <i>Oniscus</i> and <i>Armadillidium</i>. <em>The Natural History Review.</em> 4(Proceedings of Societies): 258-282, 302-305, pls. 19-22. [details]
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
additional source Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). <em>Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie).</em> 654: 1-341., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60882444 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
additional source Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). <em>Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie).</em> 654: 1-341., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60882444 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
