Squamiferidae
Squamiferidae (order Isopoda, suborder Oniscidea) Family of terrestrial isopods which are covered in scales (their name being derived from the Latin squama, ‘scale’, and fere, ‘to bear’), and are up to 6 mm long. Most species in the family lack eyes and have no tracheal system.
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