Australiodillo
Sign in to saveAustraliodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this genus was originally described as Armadillo bifrons in 1885 by Gustav Budde-Lund. This specimen was then redescribed as Australiodillo bifrons in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. This specimen was collected in Rockhampton. There are currently nine species in this genus.
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It is catalogued under topics including Armadillidae and Isopod genera.
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Australiodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this genus was originally described as Armadillo bifrons in 1885 by Gustav Budde-Lund. This specimen was then redescribed as Australiodillo bifrons in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. This specimen was collected in Rockhampton. There are currently nine species in this genus.
== Description == Australiodillo sp. have a flattened body, with no ventral lobes, and are unable to conglobate. Their telson is notched on its posterior margin.
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