Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale"

Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale"
Summary
Market(s):	SEa
Broods:	★★★☆☆☆
Humidity:	★★★★☆☆
Rarity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Armadillidae
Genus:	Cubaris
Species:	Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale" Undescribed

Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale" is an undescribed species of armadillid.

General Information

Background

Most species grouped under Cubaris are very poorly known. Unfortunately, this is one such animal.

Description

Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale" is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale":

• 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 Armadillidae, which means it is a conglobating isopod with five pairs of pleopodal lungs, a more convex body, and average to short antennae.
• Its genus is Cubaris, a broadly defined (wastebin) taxon within which most undescribed armadillids are grouped.

Life Stages

Manca
Notes:	Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed.
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Juvenile
Notes:	N/A
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Subadult
Notes:	N/A
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Adult
Notes:	Adult size.
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Key Features

Morphological reference images for Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale":

Antennal flagellum
Notes:	Antennal flagellum
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Telson
Notes:	Telsons are cool.
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Pleopodal lungs
Notes:	This species has five pairs of pleopodal lungs.
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Varieties

Name	Type	Collected	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Cubaris sp. "Blue Whale"	Nominate	Yes	?	SEa	Canonical variety.

Husbandry

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