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Lirceus

Lirceus.jpg
Order
Isopoda
Family
Asellidae
Genus
Lirceus


These aquatic invertebrates are also known as sowbugs. They are flattened top to bottom.

Be sure not to confuse them with the terrestrial sowbugs that can, on occasion, end up in aquatic samples. Terrestrial species have both shorter antennae and legs.