Pseudarmadillo gillianus

Pseudarmadillo gillianus
Pseudarmadillo gillianus photo
Summary
Endemic to:	Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Market(s):	US
Varieties:	1
Length:	8~12mm
Broods:	★★☆☆☆☆
Humidity:	★★★★★☆
Difficulty:	★★★★☆☆
Rarity:	★★★★★★
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Delatorreiidae
Genus:	Pseudarmadillo
Species:	Pseudarmadillo gillianus Richardson, 1902

Pseudarmadillo gillianus is a of spiky species of delatorreiid native to Cuba.

General Information

Background

Pseudarmadillo are currently very rare in the isopod hobby. Pseudarmadillo spinosus is the only one in proliferated trade. Though a number of other Pseudarmadillo species have made it into the hands of experienced hobbyists with the means to distribute them, this has yet to happen.

Description

Pseudarmadillo gillianus is lacking a detailed description of its characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Pseudarmadillo gillianus:

• 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.
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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 Pseudarmadillo gillianus:

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	In Hobby	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Pseudarmadillo gillianus	Nominate	Yes		US	Canonical variety.

Husbandry

This species is rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.