Biology:Troglodillo
Troglodillo is a genus of isopods belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1937 by Harold Gordon Jackson.[1] The type specimen of this genus is a Troglodillo emarginatus that was found in Northern Thailand.[2] There are currently three species in this genus.[3]
Description
The pronotum of Troglodillo is narrow and the postero-lateral angles are well developed. The posterior margin of the abdomen has the semicircular shape typical of conglobating forms of isopods though this genus has a reduced ability to conglobate. They have tubular pleopodal lungs. Their eyes are not reduced as is found in some cave-dwelling isopods.[1][4]
Remarks on similar genera
The genus Troglodillo is similar to the genus Sinodillo in the presence of ventral lobes on the epimera (side plates) of the first and second pereon segements. These genera differ in their pleopodal lung structure.
Distribution
Troglodillo have been found in caves in China and Thailand.[1][5][6]
Species
There are three species currently assigned to this genus:[7]
- Kwon & Taiti, 1993 Jackson, 1937
- Troglodillo latellai Troglodillo emarginatus
- Taiti & Gruber, 2008 Troglodillo rotundatus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson, H. G. (1937). "A new terrestrial Isopod from Siam collected by H.R.H. the Prince Leopold of Belgium in the Far East in the year 1932.". Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique - Mededelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch van Belgïe 13: 1–4. https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum-1930-1948/jackson_new_1937.
- ↑ Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea:Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia 28 (1): 95.
- ↑ "Marine Species Traits - Troglodillo Jackson, 1937". https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=249433.
- ↑ Protas, Meredith E.; Trontelj, Peter; Patel, Nipam H. (2011-04-05). "Genetic basis of eye and pigment loss in the cave crustacean, Asellus aquaticus" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (14): 5702–5707. doi:10.1073/pnas.1013850108. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 21422298. PMC 3078413. https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1013850108.
- ↑ Taiti, Stefano (2008). "Cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods from Southern China (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea), with descriptions of four new species". Research in South China karsts. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Monografie Naturalistiche 3: 101-123. https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/100766471/S.TAITI-G.A.GRUBER_Cave-dwelling_terrestrial_isopods_from_southern_China_with_descriptions_of_four_new_species-libre.pdf?1680785459=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DCave_dwelling_terrestrial_isopods_from_s.pdf&Expires=1768245763&Signature=QBWizgNW0Lv0e3bAY0nUsycd30d2fePQFgBKTSDucVo6R4FEsvC-Ix3qp1zzRYU39u0B6wOq5mbEqZ8wvltFig0WN4buQe0iN36cW8tB~DFQSO5eRQQqOmp5SFFlL9K0uVhs0INbQ8mAvwxo-1y7tom2xOl85rCxBbwpAxBZdV9ZoqnC~Gzp8Ug-ikgSr7IvU0nRuw5ybLhGLNRBROwb6ekbhYBLVtvfa25oiCr6lK-sFNINvgvKUt5zgKFBoJtRQFJ5FhnQB59rb2ZHyk7RADpo~4H4JVGuQL9FslmYe76dLm~wpUFfjM7lmwrPa13YJKzDCZx-yUB9J6kenouPGg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA.
- ↑ Do Heon, Kwon (1993). "Terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea) from southern China, Macao and Hong Kong.". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A, Biologie 490: 1-83. https://iris.cnr.it/handle/20.500.14243/139859.
- ↑ "Troglodillo Jackson, 1937" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2202138.
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