Biology:Sinodillo
Sinodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1993 by Do Heon Kwon and Stefano Taiti.[1] The type specimen for this species is S. troglophilus from Chinshui County in Yunnan Province, China. There are currently only six species in this genus.[1][2]
Description
Sinodillo isopods are able to fully conglobate. Each of their body segment has a single small nodule on each side, with all nodules aligned in a similar position,away from the segment edges. The head has a frontal plate that does not extend above the top of the head. The first body segment has a normal, unthickened side margin, and its side plates curve outward, forming a noticeable rounded lobe on the underside.
The second body segment has a transverse ventral lobe. The telson ends in a squared-off tip. The mandibles have a grinding structure made up of several feathery bristles arising from a single base.
They have pleopodal exopods similar to those found in the genus Trachelipus. The base of the uropods has a short outer branch that is positioned dorsally, just below a small central tooth[1].
Distribution
This Genus has only been found in China[1].[2][3]
Species
- Sinodillo ferrarai Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo goaligongshanensis Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Sinodillo longistylus Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Sinodillo schalfussi Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo troglophilus Kwon & Taiti 1993
- Sinodillo tuberculatus Nunomura & Xie, 2000
Etymology
This genus is so named for "Sino" meaning "China" plus the suffix "dillo". which is common in isopods[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kwon, D. H. (1993). "Terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea) from southern China, Macao and Hong Kong". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie) 490: 58–68.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nunomura, N.; Rong-Dong, X. (2000). "Terrestrial isopod crustaceans of Yunnan, southwest China". Taxonomical studies on the soil fauna of Yunnan Province in Southwest China.. Tokai University Press: Tokai. pp. 43–89.
- ↑ Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60882444#page/1/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q4416350 entry
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