Pseudarmadillo sp. 2

Pseudarmadillo sp. 2
Summary
Endemic to:	Cuba
Originator:	Ben Quintana
Market(s):	US
Varieties:	1
Price:	Ridiculous
Length:	8~12mm
Broods:	★★☆☆☆☆
Humidity:	★★★★★☆
Difficulty:	★★★★☆☆
Rarity:	★★★★★★
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Delatorreiidae
Genus:	Pseudarmadillo
Species:	Pseudarmadillo sp. 2 undescribed

Pseudarmadillo sp. 2 is an undescribed delatorreiid native to Cuba.

General Information

Background

Pseudarmadillo are currently very rare in the isopod hobby. Pseudarmadillo spinosus is being offered as a high-end species in increasing frequency, but the various other species that have been collected have yet to proliferate among keepers. Pseudarmadillo sp. 2 does not appear to belong among the Pseudarmadillo described in the past 30 years, but may be among those currently being studied. This species is believed to have been collected in 2022 by Ben Quintana, the owner of isopod.com, alongside Pseudarmadillo gillianus and Pseudarmadillo vansicklei.

Description

Pseudarmadillo sp. 2 appears visually similar to Pseudarmadillo gillianus, with a less developed row of tubercles at the back of the head, much sparser yellow pigmentation (mostly constrained to the first few body segments), and deeper reddish hues around the sides, leading to a darker overall appearance.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Pseudarmadillo sp. 2:

• 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.
• Its genus is Pseudarmadillo, which means something to somebody, I hope.

Life Stages

Manca
Manca photo
Notes:	Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed.
Credit:	N/A

Juvenile
Juvenile photo
Notes:	N/A
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Subadult
Subadult photo
Notes:	N/A
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Adult
Notes:	Adult size.
Credit:	© isopod.com

Key Features

Morphological reference images for Pseudarmadillo sp. 2:

Antennal flagellum
Notes:	Antennal flagellum
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Telson
Notes:	Telsons are cool.
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Pleopodal lungs
Notes:	This species has ? pairs of pleopodal lungs.
Credit:	N/A

Varieties

Name	Type	In Hobby	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Pseudarmadillo sp. 2	Nominate	Yes	Ben Quintana	US	Canonical variety.

Husbandry

This species is scientifically unexamined and rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.