Troglodillo

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Troglodillo
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Troglodillo sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Troglodillo
Jackson, 1937

Troglodillo is a genus of isopods belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1937 by Harold Gordon Jackson. [1] The type specimen of this genus is a Troglodillo emarginatus that was found in Northern Thailand. [2] There are currently at least 3 species in this genus.

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Description

The pronotum of Troglodillo is narrow and the postero-lateral angles are well developed. The posterior margin of the abdomen has the semicircular shape typical of conglobating forms of isopods though this genus has a reduced ability to conglobate. It's eyes are not reduced as is found in some cave-dwelling isopods. [1] [3]

Distribution

Troglodillo have been found in China and Thailand. [1] [4] [5]

Species

There are three species assigned to this genus: [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jackson, H. G. (1937). "A new terrestrial Isopod from Siam collected by H.R.H. the Prince Leopold of Belgium in the Far East in the year 1932". Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique - Mededelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch van Belgïe. 13: 1–4.
  2. ↑ Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea:Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 95.
  3. ↑ Protas, Meredith E.; Trontelj, Peter; Patel, Nipam H. (2011-04-05). "Genetic basis of eye and pigment loss in the cave crustacean, Asellus aquaticus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (14): 5702–5707. doi:10.1073/pnas.1013850108. ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   3078413 . PMID   21422298.
  4. ↑ Taiti, Stefano (2008). "Cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods from Southern China (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea), with descriptions of four new species" (PDF). Research in South China karsts. Memorie del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Monografie Naturalistiche. 3: 101–123.
  5. ↑ Do Heon, Kwon (1993). "Terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea) from southern China, Macao and Hong Kong". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A, Biologie. 490: 1–83.
  6. ↑ "Troglodillo Jackson, 1937". GBIF . Retrieved 2026-01-13.
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