Acanthoniscus richardsonae

Acanthoniscus richardsonae

Acanthoniscus richardsonae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Crinocheta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Isopoda Subordo: Oniscidea Infraordo: Holoverticata Section: Crinocheta

Familia: Armadillidiidae
Genus: Acanthoniscus
Species: Acanthoniscus richardsonae

Name

Acanthoniscus richardsonae Rodríguez-Cabrera & de Armas, 2023

Type locality: Jamaica, Saint Thomas Parish, Blue Mountains, around the ranger station. 18.053500°N 76.563111°W / 18.053500; -76.563111, approximately 1,250 m a.s.l.

Holotype: CZACC 5.0500.

Paratype: CZACC 5.0501.

Etymology: named after Harriet Richardson.

Synonymy

• Acanthoniscus richardsonae Rodríguez-Cabrera & de Armas, 2023: 10–18, figs. 1, 3–8, 10.

References

• Rodríguez-Cabrera, T.M. & de Armas, L.F. 2023. Taxonomy of the enigmatic genus Acanthoniscus Gosse, 1851 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Armadillidae), from Jamaica, with the description of a new species. Nauplius. 31: e2023006. DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e2023006 . Reference page.