Calmanesia
| Calmanesia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Calmanesia Collinge, 1922 |
Calmanesia is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1922 by Walter Edward Collinge. The type specimen for this species is a Calmanesia methueni from the Forest of Folohoy in eastern Madagascar.[1][2] There are currently four species in this genus.[2]
Description
Calmanesia sp. have a spiny dorsum and a triangular telson.[3]
Distribution
This genus has only been found on Madagascar.[1][4]
Species
- Calmanesia erinaceus Barnard, 1958
- Calmanesia horrida (Budde-Lund, 1908)
- Calmanesia lonchotes Barnard, 1960
- Calmanesia methueni Collinge, 1922
References
- ^ a b Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas. "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 19–20.
- ^ a b "Calmanesia Collinge, 1922". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco (1993). "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301.
- ^ Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 66–67.