Biology:Aethiopodillo
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Aethiopodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was first documented by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1942 but wasn't offically designated until 1998 by Stefano Taiti, Pasquino Paoli, and Franco Ferrara. The type specimen for this species is an Aethiopodillo sulcata from Mozambique.[1] There are currently two species in this genus.[2][3]
Description
Aethiopodillo are morphologically similar to Caribodillo isopods of the same family.[4]
Distribution
Aethiopodillo isopods have been found in Mozambique and Tanzania.[1]
Species
The species currently assigned to this genus are:[5]
- Aethiopodillo griseus (Verhoeff, 1942)
- Aethiopodillo sulcatus (Verhoeff, 1942)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia 28 (1): 1–118. https://islandlab.uac.pt/fotos/publicacoes/publicacoes_SchmidtLeistikow.pdf.
- ↑ "African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Aethiopodillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998". https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248377.
- ↑ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 7.
- ↑ Kästle, Benedikt; Binder, Stephanie; Jones, Nathan T.; Coulis, Mathieu (2025-11-14). "Description of a new genus and species of terrestrial isopod (Oniscidea, Armadillidae) endemic to Martinique". Zoosystema 47 (29). doi:10.5252/zoosystema-2025v47a29. ISSN 1280-9551. https://bioone.org/journals/zoosystema/volume-47/issue-29/zoosystema-2025v47a29/Description-of-a-new-genus-and-species-of-terrestrial-isopod/10.5252/zoosystema-2025v47a29.full.
- ↑ "Marine Species Traits - Aethiopodillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998". https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248377.
Wikidata ☰ Q4413263 entry
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