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| Pseudarmadillo vansicklei | ||
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| Pseudarmadillo vansicklei photo | ||
| Summary | ||
| Endemic to: | Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba | |
| Market(s): | US | |
| Varieties: | 1 | |
| Length: | 8~12mm | |
| Broods: | ★★☆☆☆☆ | |
| Humidity: | ★★★★★☆ | |
| Difficulty: | ★★★★☆☆ | |
| Rarity: | ★★★★★★ | |
| Classification | ||
| Suborder: | Oniscidea | |
| Section: | Crinocheta | |
| Family: | Delatorreiidae | |
| Genus: | Pseudarmadillo | |
| Species: | Pseudarmadillo vansicklei Juarrero de Varona & Armas, 2003 |
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Pseudarmadillo vansicklei is a of spiky species of delatorreiid native to Cuba.
General Information
Background
Pseudarmadillo are currently very rare in the isopod hobby. Pseudarmadillo spinosus is the only one in proliferated trade. Though a number of other Pseudarmadillo species have made it into the hands of experienced hobbyists with the means to distribute them, this has yet to happen.
Description
Pseudarmadillo vansicklei is lacking a detailed description of its characters.
Taxonomy
Taxonomic characters of Pseudarmadillo vansicklei:
- Its suborder is Oniscidea, which means it is fundamentally characterized by a number of key adaptations to terrestrial life.
- Its zoosection is Crinocheta, which means it belongs to the largest individual lineage of terrestrial isopods, typically unified by the presence of three (or sometimes 4) flagellomeres.
- Its family is Delatorreiidae, which means it has a cephalon with one frontal and two lateral lobes, five pairs of pleopodal lungs, and a tuberculated body.[1]
- Its genus is Pseudarmadillo, which means something to somebody, I hope.
Life Stages
| Manca | ||
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| Manca photo | ||
| Notes: | Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
| Juvenile | ||
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| Juvenile photo | ||
| Notes: | N/A | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
| Subadult | ||
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| Subadult photo | ||
| Notes: | N/A | |
| Adult | ||
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| Adult photo | ||
| Notes: | Adult size. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
Key Features
Morphological reference images for Pseudarmadillo vansicklei:
| Antennal flagellum | ||
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| Antennal flagellum photo | ||
| Notes: | Antennal flagellum | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
| Telson | ||
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| Telson photo | ||
| Notes: | Telsons are cool. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
| Pleopodal lungs | ||
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| Pleopodal lungs photo | ||
| Notes: | This species has ? pairs of pleopodal lungs. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
Varieties
| Name | Type | In Hobby | Originator | Market(s) | Notes |
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| Pseudarmadillo vansicklei | Nominate | Yes | US | Canonical variety. |
Husbandry
This species is rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.
Sources
- ↑ Armas, L. & A. Juarrero de Varona (1999): Sistemática de la familia Delatorreidae (Isopoda: Oniscidea) en Cuba. Avicennia 10/11: 1–42.