Australiodillo

Australiodillo
Australiodillo bifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Australiodillo

Australiodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this genus was originally described as Armadillo bifrons in 1885 by Gustav Budde-Lund. This specimen was then redescribed as Australiodillo bifrons in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. This specimen was collected in Rockhampton.[1][2] There are currently nine species in this genus.[3]

Description

Australiodillo sp. have a flattened body, with no ventral lobes, and are unable to conglobate.[4][5] Their telson is notched on its posterior margin.[5]

Distribution

This genus has been found in Australia and New Caledonia.[1][4]

Species

  • Australiodillo anomalus Lewis, 1998
  • Australiodillo armus Lewis, 1998
  • Australiodillo bifrons (Budde-Lund, 1885)
  • Australiodillo haplophthalmoides Dalens, 1993
  • Australiodillo insularis Vandel, 1973
  • Australiodillo mucosus Lewis, 1998
  • Australiodillo neocaledoniensis Dalens, 1993
  • Australiodillo primitivus Vandel, 1973
  • Australiodillo setosus Lewis, 1998

References

  1. ^ a b Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea:Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 13.
  2. ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 49–50.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  4. ^ a b Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco. "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301. doi:10.1080/00212210.1998.10688952 (inactive 20 January 2026).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2026 (link)
  5. ^ a b Dalens, Henri (1993). "33. Isopodes terrestres (Crustacea, Oniscidea) de Nouvelle-Calédonie. I. Armadillidae Australiodillinae". Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. 157: 9–26.