Anchicubaris
Sign in to saveAnchicubaris is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1920 by Walter Edward Collinge. The type specimen for this species is an Anchicubaris fongosiensis from Mt. Fongosi, South Africa. There are currently three species in this genus.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyArmadillidae
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- Armadillidae
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Anchicubaris is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1920 by Walter Edward Collinge. The type specimen for this species is an Anchicubaris fongosiensis from Mt. Fongosi, South Africa. There are currently three species in this genus.
== Description == Species of Anchicubaris have an oblong-oval, strongly convex body. The epimera (side plates) have thickened lateral ridges and are strongly curved posteriorly and outward; distally, they are produced upward and appear truncate dorsally and laterally. The cephalon has a flattened epistome, with a markedly expanded anterior margin. This genus does not have antennules. Their telson extends slightly beyond the uropods.
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