Deto echinata

Deto echinata
Deto echinata photo
Summary
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Humidity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rarity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Detonidae
Genus:	Deto
Species:	Deto echinata Guérin-Méneville, 1836

Deto echinata is a species of detonid.

General Information

Background

Deto isopods are difficult to keep alive in captivity. Successful colonies are not confirmed for any species due to poor information.

Description

Deto echinata is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Deto echinata:

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

Life Stages

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

Morphological reference images for Deto echinata:

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

Name	Type	Collected	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Deto echinata	Nominate	Yes	?		Canonical variety.

Husbandry

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