A small slater like bug that seems to feed on dead matter along the beaches

At a glance

Habitat Cool temperate beaches
Size Can grow to around 3 to 4mm
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australian Beaches including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australian Beaches including around Tasmania
Habitat
Cool temperate beaches
Size
Can grow to around 3 to 4mm
Common Name Beach Pill Bug
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumCrustacea
SuperclassMulticrustacea
ClassMalacostraca
SubclassEumalacostraca
SuperorderPeracarida
OrderIsopoda
SuborderOniscidea
InfraorderLigiamorpha
SectionCrinocheta
SuperfamilyOniscoidea
FamilyScyphacidae
GenusActaecia
SpeciesActaecia thomsoni
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