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Nesodillo
Sign in to saveNesodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. The type specimen for this species is a Nesodillo sarasini from New Caledonia. There are currently 23 species in this genus.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Armadillidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, USNM
- Recorded in
- India
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Armadillidae
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- taxon name
- Nesodillo
- taxon rank
- genus
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Nesodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. The type specimen for this species is a Nesodillo sarasini from New Caledonia. There are currently 23 species in this genus.
== Description == Nesodillo sp. are characterized by their semicircular ventral lobes on the epimera of their first to third thoracic segment.
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