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Isopods also known as sowbugs, are crustaceans, that can be found throughout marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. There are well over 10,000 species of isopods described within 11 suborders. From these, about 4,500 species are marine, 500 species are freshwater and 5,000 are terrestrial
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The studies on isopods of Sri Lanka clearly studied with the separation of aquatic isopods and terrestrial isopods. Regarding freshwater isopods, the first taxonomic work was done by
Fernando and Hanek in 1973. They recorded only two isopods from freshwater bodies in Sri Lanka.
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The two terrestrial families of isopods, Trachelipidae and
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found in the world, and still it is counting with many new species still being discovered. It is very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
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1510:"Terrestrial Isopods from Sri Lanka, III: Philosciidae (Crustacea, Oniscidea): part 1"
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1561:"Terrestrial isopods from Sri Lanka, 5: Trachelipidae and Porcellionidae (Crustacea)"
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The following checklist on Sri Lankan isopods described 92 species within 53 genera.
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1719:Lists of biota of Sri Lanka
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1186:Burmoniscus parviocellatus
1179:Burmoniscus micropunctatus
1676:10.1007/s12639-012-0128-x
1172:Burmoniscus longicaudatus
1036:Coxicerberus singhalensis
1514:Revue suisse de zoologie
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1291:Porcellionides pruinosus
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1249:Serendibia denticulata
1137:Burmoniscus cederholmi
1130:Burmoniscus calcaratus
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1637:"Sphaeroma terebrans"
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1093:Philosciidae
1082:
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1058:
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1034:
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986:
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964:Carpias nana
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858:
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844:
837:
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778:
772:Corallanidae
761:
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716:
709:
703:Armadillidae
692:
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384:Henarathgoda
372:
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353:Dehiwala Zoo
340:
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287:
183:Orthopterans
146:
145:
86:
15:
1670:(1): 42–6.
1615:: 185–195.
817:Cymothoidae
727:Cirolanidae
415:Authorities
389:Mirijjawila
303:Echinoderms
188:Cockroaches
153:Butterflies
87:Vertebrates
71:Sanctuaries
1708:Categories
1496:References
890:Gnathiidae
686:Arcturidae
627:Anthuridae
540:Arthropoda
525:arthropods
462:Ecoregions
394:Peradeniya
278:Hard ticks
268:Tarantulas
173:Mosquitoes
116:Amphibians
1076:Oniscidae
956:Janiridae
939:Idoteidae
931:srilankae
603:Agnaridae
510:Sri Lanka
399:Seetawaka
320:Mangroves
273:Scorpions
258:Myriapods
213:Hemiptera
203:Lacewings
168:Dipterans
1694:24431539
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570:Family:
538:Phylum:
233:Odonates
193:Termites
121:Reptiles
109:Endemics
97:Endemics
1685:3590383
1325:- ssp.
1045:Mysidae
925:- ssp.
572:Aegidae
550:Isopoda
548:Order:
545:Insecta
543:Class:
534:Isopods
469:Tourism
379:Hakgala
337:Gardens
288:Isopods
263:Spiders
218:Mantids
208:Phasmid
198:Earwigs
158:Beetles
104:Mammals
1692:
1682:
1541:. NARA
1516:. 1893
238:Aphids
1539:(PDF)
1331:major
1327:lucei
521:fauna
514:India
315:Trees
309:Flora
283:Mites
163:Moths
92:Birds
1690:PMID
1645:2017
1590:2017
1569:2017
1547:2017
1522:2017
243:Ants
228:Bees
1680:PMC
1672:doi
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