Tongadillo
| Tongadillo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Tongadillo Dalens, 1988[1] |
| Species: | T. punctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tongadillo punctata Dalens, 1988[1]
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Tongadillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1988 by Henri Dalens.[2] The type specimen for this species is a Tongadillo punctata from Tonga, and it is the only species in this genus.[3][4]
Distribution
This genus has only been found on the islands of Tonga.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Dalens, H. (1988). "Isopodes terrestres (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) des archipels des Tonga et des Samoa occidentales". Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse. 124: 197-211 [208].
- ^ "World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans - Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ^ a b Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. p. 257.