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 

Lucasioides

Mongoloniscus

Orthometopon 

Protracheoniscus 

Alloniscidae (3)

Alloniscus

Armadillidae (153)

Acanthodillo

Armadillo

Barnardillo

Bethalus

Buddelundia

Ctenorillo

Cubaris

Synonyms: Caramel / Tiramisu

Two species under one name. One Cubaris the other Troglodillo (see Troglodillo sp. "Scarlet Tiger")

Synonyms: Black panda / White Side

Cubaroides 

Dryadillo

Filippinodillo 

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

Synonyms: Black Skull Spiky / Puffer Fish / Hellraiser

Possibly two different species being sold as one

Merulana

Nesodillo

Parakermania

Pseudodiploexochus

Pyrgoniscus

Reductoniscus

Sinodillo

Spherillo

Troglodillo

Possibly synonymous with "Lan Saka Tiger"

Venezillo

Without genus

Possibly synonymous with "Scarlet"

Armadillidiidae (91)

Armadillidium

Synonym: A. frontirostre

Cristarmadillidium

Echinarmadillidium

Eluma

Schizidium

Trichodillidium

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

Delatorreiidae (4)

Pseudarmadillo

Detonidae (1)

Deto

Dubioniscidae (0)

No species in commerce 

Eubelidae (8)

Ignamba

Mesarmadillo

Periscyphis

Saidjahus

Xeroniscus

Halophilosciidae (0)

No species in commerce. 

Hekelida (0)

No species in commerce. 

Irmaosidae (0)

No species in commerce. 

Ligiidae (7)

Ligia

Ligidium 

Mesoniscidae (0)

No species in commerce. 

Olibrinidae (0)

No species in commerce. 

Oniscidae (3)

Oniscus 

Oniscidea incertae sedis (0)

No species in commerce. 

Paraplatyarthridae (0)

No species in commerce. 

Philosciidae 

Philoscia

Atlantoscia 

Chaetophiloscia

Australophiloscia 

Platyarthridae (7)

Niambia 

Platyarthrus

Trichorhina

Porcellionidae (61)

Agabiformius

Leptotrichus

Lucasius

Porcellio

Porcellionides 

Proporcellio 

Thermocellio

Pudeoniscidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Rhyscotidae (2)

Rhyscotus

Without genus

Schoebliidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Scleropactidae (3)

Adinda

Protoradjia

Scyphacidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Spelaeoniscidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Stenoniscidae (1)

Stenoniscus

Styloniscidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Tendosphaeridae (0)

No species in commerce.

Titanidae (0)

No species in commerce.

Trachelipodidae (13)

Nagurus

Porcellium

Trachelipus

Trichoniscidae (9)

Androniscus

Brackenridgia 

Caucasocyphoniscus  

Haplophthalmus 

Hyloniscus

Miktoniscus

Trichoniscoides

Trichoniscus 

Turanoniscidae (0) 

No species in commerce.

Tylidae (3)

Helleria

Tylos 

Published: Feb. 1, 2023
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023