Barnardillo

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Barnardillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Isopoda
Family:
Armadillidae
Genus:
Barnardillo

Barnardillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. In 1934 Alceste Arcangeli instituted the genus Barnardillo for the species Armadillo mucidus (Budde-Lund, 1885) and others but he did not designate a type specimen. In 1998 Stefano Taiti, Pasquino Paoli, and Franco Ferrera subsequently validated this genus by naming Armadillo mucidus (Budde-Lund, 1885) the type specimen. This type specimen was collected at Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. [1] [2] [3] There are currently five species in this genus. [2] [4]

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Distribution

This genus has been found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [2] Some members of this genus can be found up to 2350m in elevation. [5]

Species

Etymology

The name of this genus is an homage to the prominent South African zoologist Keppel Harcourt Barnard.

References

  1. ↑ Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 14.
  2. 1 2 3 Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. pp. 51–52.
  3. ↑ Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco (1998). "Morphology, Biogeography, and Ecology of the family Armadillidae (Crustacea, Oniscidea)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301.
  4. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  5. ↑ Beron, Petar (1997). "On the High Mountain Isopoda Oniscidea in the Old World" (PDF). Historia naturalis bulgarica. 8: 85–100.
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