Laureola leucocephala
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| Laureola leucocephala | ||
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| Laureola leucocephala photo | ||
| Summary | ||
| Endemic to: | Hainan, China | |
| Market(s): | AU | |
| Broods: | ☆☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| Humidity: | ☆☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| Difficulty: | ☆☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| Rarity: | ☆☆☆☆☆☆ | |
| Classification | ||
| Suborder: | Oniscidea | |
| Section: | Crinocheta | |
| Family: | Armadillidae | |
| Genus: | Laureola | |
| Species: | Laureola leucocephala Li, Weichun & Wang, Yutao, 2022 |
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Laureola leucocephala is an undescribed species of armadillid.
General Information
Background
Most species grouped under Laureola are very poorly known. Unfortunately, this is one such animal.
Description
Laureola leucocephala is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.
Taxonomy
Taxonomic characters of Laureola leucocephala:
- 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 Laureola, 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 | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
| Adult | ||
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| Adult photo | ||
| Notes: | Adult size. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
Key Features
Morphological reference images for Laureola leucocephala:
| 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 five pairs of pleopodal lungs. | |
| Credit: | N/A | |
Varieties
| Name | Type | Collected | Originator | Market(s) | Notes |
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| Laureola leucocephala | Nominate | Yes | ? | SEa | Canonical variety. |
Husbandry
This species is scientifically unexamined and rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.
Sources
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