List of Species in Commerce
By Nathan T. Jones, Benedikt Kästle, and Oonagh Degenhardt
This list attempts to create a comprehensive catalog of all known Oniscidea species that have been kept in the hobby. This list serves as a reference guide for hobbyists, researchers, and educators to understand the diversity of isopod taxa that have been introduced into the hobby.
This list will be continuously updated as new information becomes available and more species are introduced.
Agnaridae (12)
Agnara
Hemilepistus
Hemilepistus klugii Uncertain
Hemilepistus reaumurii Only wild caught
Hemilepistus schirasi Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Hemilepistus sp. Active colonies unconfirmed
Lucasioides
Mongoloniscus
Mongoloniscus nipponicus Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Orthometopon
Orthometopon planum Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Protracheoniscus
Protracheoniscus maracandicus
Protracheoniscus sp. Active colonies unconfirmed
Alloniscidae (3)
Alloniscus
Allonicsus mirabilis
Alloniscus sp. 1 Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidae (153)
Acanthodillo
Armadillo
Armadillo alievi Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillo cf. almerius Only wild caught
cf. Armadillo intermixtus "Star Sky" Identification uncertain
Armadillo moncayotus Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillo sp. "Zanzibar" Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Barnardillo
Bethalus
Buddelundia
Ctenorillo
Cubaris
Cubaris caerulea "Yellow Panda" Identification uncertain
Cubaris "chiltoni" (sensu Vandel 1973) Nomen praeoccupatum (Collinge 1916)
Cubaris sp. "Ammonia"
Cubaris sp. "Angry Monk"
Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale"
Cubaris sp. "Borneo"
Synonyms: Caramel / Tiramisu
Cubaris sp. "Cliff Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Crystal Clear"
Cubaris sp. "Crystal Wall"
Cubaris sp. "Dark Phipun"
Cubaris sp. "Dwarf Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Emerald"
Cubaris sp. "Giant Mandarin"
Cubaris sp. "Giant Raichu"
Cubaris sp. "Goldfish"
Cubaris sp. "Hippo"
Cubaris sp. "Iriomotensis"
Cubaris sp. "Ishigaki"
Cubaris sp. "Kayson Honey"
Cubaris sp. "Lan Saka Tiger"
Two species under one name. One Cubaris the other Troglodillo (see Troglodillo sp. "Scarlet Tiger")
Cubaris sp. "Malaysian Red Head"
Cubaris sp. "Mandarin"
Cubaris sp. "Martinique"
Cubaris sp. "Miyako"
Cubaris sp. "Orange Tiger Surat Thani"
Cubaris sp. "Orange Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "Pale Ducky"
Synonyms: Black panda / White Side
Cubaris sp. "Piggy"
Cubaris sp. "Platin, Tung Song"
Cubaris sp. "Platinum"
Cubaris sp. "Purple Giant Mini"
Cubaris sp. "Quartz"
Cubaris sp. "R13"
Cubaris sp. "Red Edge"
Cubaris sp. "Red Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "Rubber Bee"
Cubaris sp. "Sabah"
Cubaris sp. "Saffron Serpent"
Cubaris sp. "Salmon"
Cubaris sp. "Silver Ghost"
Cubaris sp. "Silver Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "Snow Bee"
Cubaris sp. "Stingray"
Cubaris sp. "Storm Trooper"
Cubaris sp. "White Angel"
Cubaris sp. "White Side, Cambodia"
Cubaris sp. "White Tiger" Identification uncertain
Cubaroides
Cubaroides sp. Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Dryadillo
Dryadillo sp. "Crystal Wing"
Filippinodillo
Filippinodillo sp. "Benguet Spike" Identification incorrect / Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Formosillo
Gabunillo
Most individuals in the hobby under the name Gabunillo are Elumoides, it is unknown if any true Gabunillo species are in the hobby.
Hybodillo
Laureola
Laureola bivomer Unconfirmed
Laureola silvatica Confirmed by personal communication / Only wild caught
Laureola leucocephala Unconfirmed
Laureola rubicunda Unconfirmed
Synonyms: Black Skull Spiky / Puffer Fish / Hellraiser
Possibly two different species being sold as one
Merulana
Merulana bicarinata Confirmed by personal communication
Merulana helmsiana Confirmed by personal communication
Nesodillo
cf. Nesodillo arcangelii "Shiro Utsuri" Identification uncertain
Parakermania
Pseudodiploexochus
Pyrgoniscus
Pyrgoniscus sp. 1 (aff. lanceolatus) Active colonies unconfirmed
Reductoniscus
Sinodillo
Sinodillo sp. 1 Identification uncertain
Spherillo
Troglodillo
Troglodillo sp. "Cave Ducky" Identification uncertain
Possibly synonymous with "Lan Saka Tiger"
Troglodillo sp. "Shadow" Active colonies unconfirmed
Venezillo
Venezillo aff. arizonicus
Venezillo pisum Unconfirmed
Without genus
Armadillidae sp. 2 Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidae sp. "Iyara"
Armadillidae sp. "Stego Spiny" Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidae sp. "Sun Gator" Active colonies unconfirmed
Merulanella sp. "Tricolor" Identification incorrect
Possibly synonymous with "Scarlet"
Merulanella sp. "Bicolor" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Black Hole" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Blister" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Crimson Diablo" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Diablo" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Ember Bee" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Fire Wing" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Inarius" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Lava" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Mayalanka" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Milky Edge" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Phantom" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Pastel" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Pastel, Yellow" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Phoenix" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Pink Lambo" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Quadzcolor" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Red Antenna" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Red Diablo" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Volcano" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Wasp" Identification incorrect
Merulanella sp. "Yellow Arrow" Identification incorrect
Armadillidiidae (91)
Armadillidium
Armadillidium apenninorum
Armadillidium assimile
Armadillidium azerbaidzhanum Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidium carniolense Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium cf. dollfusi
Armadillidium esterelanum Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium espanyoli Identification uncertain
Armadillidium fallax Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium ficalbii Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidium cf. insulanum "Orange Stripe" Identification uncertain
Armadillidium marmoratum
Armadillidium mateui Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidium nahumi Confirmed by personal communication / Active colonies unconfirmed
Synonym: A. frontirostre
Armadillidium pretusi Active colonies unconfirmed
Armadillidium savonense Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium stagnoense
Armadillidium sp. "Albania Big Black" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Albania Yellow Spot" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Albino" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Balkan Marble" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Big Italy" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Calico" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Casteldaccia" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Caucasus" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Cookies and Cream" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Dots Armenia" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Dots Italy" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Extremadura" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Gargano" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Genua" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Hérault" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Marbelized San Marino" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Montagna della Croce, Terni" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Platinum" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Salento" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Spotted Albania" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Tanzania" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Tenerife" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. 1 "Caucasus" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. 2 "Caucasus" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. 3 "Caucasus" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. 5 "Caucasus, Schize" Confirmed by personal communication
Armadillidium sp. "Montenegro" Confirmed by personal communication
Cristarmadillidium
Cristarmadillidium breuili
Echinarmadillidium
Eluma
Eluma tuberculata Unconfirmed
Eluma sp. 1 Confirmed by personal communication
Schizidium
Schizidium oertzeni
Schizidium sp. 3
Trichodillidium
Trichodillidium pubescens Active colonies unconfirmed
Balloniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Bathytropidae (0)
No species in the commerce.
Berytoniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Bisilvestriidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Cylisticidae (5)
Cylsiticoides
Cylisticus
Parcylisticus
Without genus
Cylisticidae sp. Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Delatorreiidae (4)
Pseudarmadillo
Pseudarmadillo sp. 2 Unconfirmed
Detonidae (1)
Deto
Deto echinata Active colonies unconfirmed
Dubioniscidae (0)
No species in commerce
Eubelidae (8)
Ignamba
Mesarmadillo
Venezillo sp. "Kamerun" Identification incorrect / Identification uncertain
Periscyphis
Saidjahus
Saidjahus guttatus
Xeroniscus
Halophilosciidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Hekelida (0)
No species in commerce.
Irmaosidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Ligiidae (7)
Ligia
Ligia exotica Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Ligia italica
Ligia oceanica
Ligia pallasii Only wild caught / No active colonies
Ligidium
Ligidium germanicum
Ligidium hypnorum
Mesoniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Olibrinidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Oniscus
Oniscidea incertae sedis (0)
No species in commerce.
Paraplatyarthridae (0)
No species in commerce.
Philosciidae
Philoscia
Philoscia muscorum
Atlantoscia
Atlantoscia floridana
Chaetophiloscia
Chaetophiloscia sicula
Australophiloscia
Australophiloscia societatis
Platyarthridae (7)
Niambia
Platyarthrus
Platyarthrus schoebli
Platyarthrus aff. schoebli
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii
Platyarthrus aiasensis
Trichorhina
Porcellionidae (61)
Agabiformius
Leptotrichus
Lucasius
Porcellio
Porcellio bolivari
Porcellio dilatatus
Porcellio duboscqui
Porcellio echinatus
Porcellio expansus
Porcellio flavocinctus
Porcellio flavomarginatus
Porcellio haasi
Porcellio hoffmannseggii hoffmannseggii
Porcellio incanus
Porcellio laevis
Porcellio cf. laevis "Orange"
Porcellio lepineyi "Morocco"
Porcellio magnificus
Porcellio montanus
Porcellio monticola
Porcellio nicklesi
Porcellio ornatus
Porcellio ovalis
Porcellio pseudornatus
Porcellio scaber ssp. scaber
Porcellio scaber ssp. lusitanus
Porcellio silvestrii
Porcellio spatulatus
Porcellio spinicornis
Porcellio succinctus
Porcellio violaceus Identification uncertain
Porcellio wagneri
Porcellio werneri
Porcellio sp. "Spiky Canare"
Porcellionides
Complex Porcellionides pruinosus
Porcellionides sexfasciatus
Porcellionides cingendus
Porcellionides virgatus
Proporcellio
Thermocellio
Pudeoniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Rhyscotidae (2)
Rhyscotus
Rhyscotus texensis Identification incorrect / Highly invasive species Chaetophiloscia sicula
Without genus
Schoebliidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Scleropactidae (3)
Adinda
Protoradjia
Protoradjia jacobsoni Active colonies unconfirmed
Scyphacidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Spelaeoniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Stenoniscidae (1)
Stenoniscus
Stenoniscus nestori Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Styloniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Tendosphaeridae (0)
No species in commerce.
Titanidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Trachelipodidae (13)
Nagurus
Nagurus nanus
Porcellium
Porcellium collicola Only wild caught / Active colonies unconfirmed
Trachelipus
Trachelipus lutshnikii
Trachelipus nodulosus
Trachelipus rathkii
Trachelipus ratzeburgii
Trachelipus rhinoceros
Trichoniscidae (9)
Androniscus
Androniscus dentiger
Brackenridgia
Brackenridgia heroldi
Caucasocyphoniscus
Haplophthalmus
Haplophthalmus danicus
Hyloniscus
Hyloniscus riparius
Miktoniscus
Miktoniscus medcofi
Trichoniscoides
Trichoniscoides sp. "Gültstein Nuclear Orange"
Trichoniscus
Complex Trichoniscus pusillus
Trichoniscus pygmaeus
Turanoniscidae (0)
No species in commerce.
Tylidae (3)
Helleria
Tylos
Tylos granulatus Unconfirmed
Tylos ponticus Identification uncertain
Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023