New subterranean Armadillidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Western Australia
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2014
abstract:
One new genus (Quatuordillo) and two new species (Quatuordillo caecus and Buddelundia eberhardi) are described from subterranean habitats in Western Australia. Both species show troglomorphic traits, such as body depigmentation, reduction or absence of eyes, and elongation of appendages. Buddelundia eberhardi is the only troglobiont in the genus, which up to date includes 26 species from Australia. Armadillo brevicauda Dollfus, 1898 from Flores Island, Indonesia, is transferred to Buddelundia. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:35F61AC8-F76D-49E8-A8D8-278B58C2FE31
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Armadillidae; troglobionts; Quatuordillo; Western Australia; Crustacea; new genus; Oniscidea; Buddelundia; Isopoda; new species
List of contributors:
Taiti, Stefano
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