New subterranean Armadillidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) from Western Australia

被引:11
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作者
Taiti, Stefano [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR, Ist Studio Ecosistemi, Florence, Italy
关键词
Armadillidae; troglobionts; Quatuordillo; Western Australia; Crustacea; new genus; Oniscidea; Buddelundia; Isopoda; new species; TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS; MORPHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1080/03946975.2014.984510
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
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
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页码:153 / 165
页数:13
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