Aethiopodillo
| Aethiopodillo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Aethiopodillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Aethiopodillo sulcatus Verhoeff, 1942
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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 described 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 only 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
- Aethiopodillo griseus (Verhoeff, 1942)
- Aethiopodillo sulcatus (Verhoeff, 1942)
References
- ^ a b Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)" (PDF). Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 1–118.
- ^ "African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Aethiopodillo Taiti, Paoli & Ferrara, 1998". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. p. 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.