Isopods are one of the most diverse orders of crustaceans, with many species living in all environments, and are common in shallow marine waters. Unlike most crustaceans, isopods are successful on land (suborder Oniscidea, woodlice), although their greatest diversity remains in the deep sea (suborder Asellota). The isopods are an ancient group with fossils known from the Carboniferous (suborder Phreatoicidea, family Paleophreatoicidae) that only differ slightly from modern southern hemisphere freshwater phreatoicideans.

See also

• Giant isopod
• Woodlouse

External links

• Smithsonian Institution World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans
• Buz Wilson's Isopod Sites Page
• suborder Phreatoicidea
• suborder Asellota
• suborder Oniscidea
• Prof. Chuck Holliday's Research Page, Prof. Chuck Holliday, Dept. of Biology, Lafayette College. Contains links to articles on osmoregulation in isopods and other crustaceans.
• Australian Isopoda

Isopods

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