List of Species in the Isopod Hobby

Agnaridae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Agnara madagascariensis	Thailand			Yes	311339	2204250
Agnara hispida				Yes
Hemilepistus klugii	Iran			No
Hemilepistus reaumurii	North Africa, Middle East			No				Only wild caught.
Hemilepistus schirasi	Iran			No				Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant"	China			No				Active colonies unconfirmed.
Hemilepistus sp. "Light Brown"	China			No				Active colonies unconfirmed.
Lucasioides altaicus	Siberia, Russia	Philipp Byzov		Yes
Mongoloniscus nipponicus	Japan			Yes				Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Orthometopon planum	France							Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Protracheoniscus major				Yes
Protracheoniscus nogaicus	Russia			Yes
Protracheoniscus sp.								Active colonies unconfirmed.

Alloniscidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Alloniscus perconvexus	US, CA			Yes	327805	2205270	261215
Alloniscus sp. 1								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Alloniscus sp. 2

Armadillidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Acanthodillo sp.								Only wild caught.
Armadillo cf. almerius
Armadillo cf. albomarginatus								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Armadillo hirsutus
cf. Armadillo intermixtus "Star Sky"								Identification uncertain.
Armadillo officinalis
Armadillo tuberculatus
Barnardillo barnardi
Bethalus sp.
Buddelundia sp. 1
Ctenorillo sp. "Guadeloupe"								Unconfirmed.
Ctenorillo guinensis
Ctenorillo sp. 1
Cubaris caerulea "Yellow Panda"								Identification uncertain
Cubaris "chiltoni" (sensu Vandel 1973)								Nomen praeoccupatum (Collinge, 1916)
Cubaris marmorata
Cubaris murina
Cubaris sp. "Amber Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Amber Panda"
Cubaris sp. "Ammonia"
Cubaris sp. "Angry Monk"
Cubaris sp. "Apricot"
Cubaris sp. "Blue Pigeon"
Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale"
Cubaris sp. "Borneo"
Cubaris sp. "Bumblebee"
Cubaris sp. "Cappuccino"
Cubaris sp. "Caramel Creme"
Cubaris sp. "Cliff Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Copper"
Cubaris sp. "Crystal Clear"
Cubaris sp. "Crystal Wall"
Cubaris sp. "Dark Phipun"
Cubaris sp. "Dwarf Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Emerald"
Cubaris sp. "Emperor Bee"
Cubaris sp. "Firefly"
Cubaris sp. "Giant Mandarin"
Cubaris sp. "Giant Raichu"
Cubaris sp. "Goldfish"
Cubaris sp. "Green Laser"
Cubaris sp. "Happy Nun"
Cubaris sp. "Hippo"
Cubaris sp. "Hong Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "Iriomotensis"
Cubaris sp. "Ishigaki"
Cubaris sp. "Jupiter"
Cubaris sp. "Kayson Honey"
Cubaris sp. "Lemon Blue"
Cubaris sp. "Malaysian Red Head"
Cubaris sp. "Mandarin"
Cubaris sp. "Mango Sticky Rice"
Cubaris sp. "Martinique"
Cubaris sp. "Miyako"
Cubaris sp. "Opal"
Cubaris sp. "Orange Tiger Surat Thani"
Cubaris sp. "Pale Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Panda King"
Cubaris sp. "Pak Chong"
Cubaris sp. "Piggy"
Cubaris sp. "Platin, Tung Song"
Cubaris sp. "Platinum"
Cubaris sp. "White Side, Cambodia"
Cubaris sp. "Purple Giant Mini"
Cubaris sp. "Purple Potato"
Cubaris sp. "Quartz"
Cubaris sp. "R13"
Cubaris sp. "Red Edge"
Cubaris sp. "Rubber Bee"
Cubaris sp. "Rubber Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "Sabah"
Cubaris sp. "Saffron Serpent"
Cubaris sp. "Salmon Orange"
Cubaris sp. "Salmon"
Cubaris sp. "Silver Ghost"
Cubaris sp. "Silver Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "Snow Bee"
Cubaris sp. "Stingray"
Cubaris sp. "Storm Trooper"
Cubaris sp. "Sun Tiger"
Cubaris sp. "White Angel"
Cubaris sp. "White Ducky"
Cubaris sp. "White Shark"
Cubaris sp. "White Tiger"								Identification uncertain.
Cubaris sp. "Yellow Tiger"
Cubaroides sp.								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Dryadillo sp. "Dream"
Dryadillo maculatus
Dryadillo sp.
Filippinodillo sp. 1
Filippinodillo sp. 2								Identification incorrect.
Filippinodillo sp. "Baguio Marbled Giant"
Filippinodillo sp. "Benguet Spike"								Identification incorrect. Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Hybodillo ishii
Hybodillo sp.
Laureola bivomer								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Laureola silvatica
Laureola leucocephala								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Laureola rubicunda								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Laureola sp. "Ivory Spiky"
Laureola sp. "White Skull Spiky"
Laureola sp. "White Stripe Spiky"
Merulana translucida
Merulana bicarinata
cf. Nesodillo arcangelii "Shiro Utsuri"								Identification uncertain.
Parakermania longa
Pseudodiploexochus sp. 1
Pyrgoniscus sp. 1								Active colonies unconfirmed.
Reductoniscus costulatus
Reductoniscus tuberculatus
Sinodillo sp. "China"
Sinodillo sp. "Vietnam"
Sinodillo sp. 1
Spherillo grossus
Spherillo obscurus
Spherillo raffaelei
Spherillo sp. 1
Spherillo sp. 2
Spherillo sp. "Kagahoso"
Troglodillo sp. 1
Troglodillo sp. "Camouflage"
Troglodillo sp. "Cave Ducky"								Identification uncertain.
Troglodillo sp. "Green Spot"
Troglodillo sp. "Purple Giant"
Troglodillo sp. "Round Tail"
Troglodillo sp. "Scarlet Tiger"
Troglodillo sp. "Shadow"								Active colonies unconfirmed.
Troglodillo sp. "Soil"
Troglodillo sp. "Yellow Dust"
Venezillo arizonicus
Venezillo aff. arizonicus
Venezillo canariensis
Venezillo parvus
Venezillo pisum
Armadillidae sp. 1
Armadillidae sp. 2								Active colonies unconfirmed.
Armadillidae sp. "Guadeloupe”
Merulanella sp. "Ember Bee"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Fire Wing"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Lava"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Mayalanka"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Milky Edge"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Phoenix"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Pink Lambo"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Quadzcolor"								Identification incorrect.
Merulanella sp. "Red Diablo"								Identification incorrect.

Armadillidiidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Armadillidium alassiense
Armadillidium album
Armadillidium ameglioi
Armadillidium apenninorum
Armadillidium cf. apfelbecki
Armadillidium arcangelii
Armadillidium assimile
Armadillidium badium
Armadillidium carniolense
Armadillidium corcyraeum
Armadillidium depressum
Armadillidium cf. espanyoli								Identification uncertain.
Armadillidium flavoscutatum
Armadillidium frontetriangulum
Armadillidium furcatum
Armadillidium germanicum
Armadillidium gestroi
Armadillidium granulatum
Armadillidium ibericum
Armadillidium cf. insulanum "Orange Stripe"								Identification uncertain.
Armadillidium klugii
Armadillidium maculatum
Armadillidium marinensium
Armadillidium nasatum
Armadillidium odhneri
Armadillidium omblae
Armadillidium opacum
Armadillidium pallasii
Armadillidium peraccae
Armadillidium pictum
Armadillidium ponalense
Armadillidium pretusi								Active colonies unconfirmed.
Armadillidium pulchellum
Armadillidium ruffoi
Armadillidium savonense
Armadillidium scaberrimum
Armadillidium serratum
Armadillidium simoni
Armadillidium sordidum
Armadillidium stagnoense
Armadillidium cf. tirolense
Armadillidium cf. tunisiense
Armadillidium vallombrosae
Armadillidium versicolor
Armadillidium vulgare
Armadillidium werneri
Armadillidium sp. "Croatian Marble"
Armadillidium sp. "Split"
Cristarmadillidium breuili
Cristarmadillidium muricatum
Echinarmadillidium fruxgalii
Eluma caelata
Eluma tuberculata
Eluma sp. 1
Schizidium rausi
Schizidium reinoehli
Schizidium sp. 1
Schizidium sp. 2								Active colonies unconfirmed.
Trichodillidium pubescens

Balloniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Bathytropidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Berytoniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Bisilvestriidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Cylisticidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Cylisticoides cf. angulatus
Cylisticus convexus
Parcylisticus sp. "White"
Parcylisticus sp. 1
Cylisticidae sp.								Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.

Delatorreiidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Pseudarmadillo spinosus	Sancti Spíritus, Cuba		2022	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Pseudarmadillo gillianus	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba	Ben Quintana	2022	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Pseudarmadillo vansicklei	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba	Ben Quintana	2022	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Pseudarmadillo sp. 2	Cuba	Ben Quintana	2022	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Detonidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Deto echinata	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Active colonies unconfirmed.

Dubioniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Eubelidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Venezillo sp. "Kamerun"	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Identification incorrect. Identification uncertain.
Mesarmadillo sp. "Nigeria"
Periscyphis sp. 1 "Hallaniyat Island, Oman"
Periscyphis sp. 2 "Hallaniyat Island, Oman"
Periscyphis sp. "Oman"
Saidjahus guttatus
Xeroniscus sp. "Dhofar, Oman"
Xeroniscus sp. "Al Wusta"

Halophilosciidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Hekelida

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Irmaosidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Ligiidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Ligia exotica	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Ligia italica
Ligia oceanica
Ligia pallasii	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Only wild caught. No active colonies.
Ligidium elrodii
Ligidium germanicum
Ligidium hypnorum

Mesoniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Olibrinidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Oniscidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Oniscus asellus
Oniscus lusitanus

Paraplatyarthridae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Philosciidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Atlantoscia floridana
Australophiloscia societatis
Chaetophiloscia sicula
Philoscia muscorum

Platyarthridae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Niambia capensis
Niambia sp. 1
Platyarthrus schoebli
Platyarthrus aff. schoebli
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii
Platyarthrus aiasensis
Trichorhina tomentosa

Porcellionidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Agabiformius lentus
Leptotrichus panzerii
Leptotrichus sp.
Lucasius andalusicus
Lucasius pallidus
Porcellio albinus
Porcellio alticola
Porcellio bolivari
Porcellio cilicius
Porcellio curti
Porcellio dilatatus
Porcellio duboscqui
Porcellio echinatus
Porcellio evansi
Porcellio expansus
Porcellio flavocinctus
Porcellio flavomarginatus
Porcellio haasi
Porcellio hoffmannseggii
Porcellio incanus
Porcellio laevis
Porcellio cf. laevis
Porcellio lamellatus
Porcellio lepineyi
Porcellio magnificus
Porcellio montanus
Porcellio monticola
Porcellio nicklesi
Porcellio obsoletus
Porcellio ornatus
Porcellio ovalis
Porcellio pseudornatus
Porcellio scaber
Porcellio silvestrii
Porcellio spatulatus
Porcellio spinicornis
Porcellio spinipennis
Porcellio spinipes
Porcellio succinctus
Porcellio violaceus
Porcellio wagneri
Porcellio werneri
Porcellio sp. 2
Porcellio sp. "Green Galaxy"
Porcellio sp. 4
Porcellio sp. 5
Porcellio sp. "Red Skirt"
Porcellio sp. "Spiky Canare"
Thermocellio sp. 1
Thermocellio sp. 2
Porcellionides pruinosus (complex)
Porcellionides sexfasciatus
Porcellionides cingendus
Porcellionides virgatus
Porcellionides myrmecophilus
Proporcellio vulcanius
Proporcellio sp.

Pudeoniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Rhyscotidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Rhyscotus texensis								Identification incorrect. Highly invasive species Chaetophiloscia sicula.
Rhyscotidae sp.

Scleropactidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Adinda sp. "Fire Ember"
Protoradjia insularis
Protoradjia jacobsoni	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Active colonies unconfirmed.

Scyphacidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Spelaeoniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Stenoniscidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Stenoniscus nestori	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.

Styloniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Tendosphaeridae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Trachelipodidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Nagurus cristatus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Nagurus nanus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Porcellium collicola	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Only wild caught. Active colonies unconfirmed.
Trachelipus caucasius	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus kervillei	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus nodulosus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus rathkii	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus ratzeburgii	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus rhinoceros	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus semiproiectus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus trilobatus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus utrishensis	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trachelipus sp.	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Trichoniscidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Androniscus dentiger	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Brackenridgia heroldi	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Caucasocyphoniscus taitii	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Haplophthalmus danicus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Hyloniscus riparius	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Miktoniscus medcofi	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trichoniscoides sp. "Gültstein Nuclear Orange"	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trichoniscus pusillus (complex)	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Trichoniscus pygmaeus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]

Turanoniscidae

No species in this family is currently confirmed to be in the isopod hobby.

Tylidae

Species	Endemic to	Originator	Year	CBB available?	EoL ID	GBIF taxon ID	iNat taxon ID	Notes
Helleria brevicornis	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	[ ]
Tylos granulatus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Unconfirmed.
Tylos ponticus	[[ ]]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[ ]	[[ ]	[ ]	Identification uncertain.

Sources

Jones, Nathan, et al. List of Species in the Isopod Hobby, 19 Jan. 2023.