Myrmecodillo
Sign in to saveMyrmecodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1934 by Alceste Arcangeli. The type specimen for this species is a Myrmecodillo hypselos from Krantzkloof. There are currently seven species in this genus.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilyArmadillidae
Observations1
Groupanimalia
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Myrmecodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1934 by Alceste Arcangeli. The type specimen for this species is a Myrmecodillo hypselos from Krantzkloof. There are currently seven species in this genus.
== Description == Myrmecodillo sp. have uncovered pleopodal lungs where the surface of the lung, on the dorsal side of the exopod, consists of many tubuliform folds connected with one another. This is unusual in Armadillidae but is present in some other genera including Sinodillo and Rhodesillo.