Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant"

Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant"
Summary
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Humidity:	★☆☆☆☆☆
Rarity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Agnaridae
Genus:	Hemilepistus
Species:	Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant" Author

Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant" is a species of agnarid.

General Information

Background

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

Description

Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant" is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant":

• 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 Agnaridae, which means something to somebody, I hope.
• Its genus is Hemilepistus, 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
Notes:	N/A
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Subadult
Subadult photo
Notes:	N/A
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Adult
Adult photo
Notes:	Adult size.
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Key Features

Morphological reference images for Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant":

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.
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Varieties

Name	Type	Collected	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Hemilepistus sp. "Desert Giant"	Nominate	Yes	?	SEa	Canonical variety.

Husbandry

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