Armadillidium gestroi
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| Armadillidium gestroi | |
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| Armadillidium gestroi specimen photographed in Savona, Italy. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidiidae |
| Genus: | Armadillidium |
| Species: | A. gestroi |
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| Armadillidium gestroi | |
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Armadillidium quadriseriatum | |
Armadillidium gestroi, or Gestroi's pill woodlouse, is a large terrestrial isopod from Italy first officially described by Paolo Tua in 1900.[1] It is sometimes kept in captivity by hobbyists.[4]
This is a relatively large woodlouse, up to 22mm long and 10mm wide, with a rounded cross-section. Its body is dark gray or brown, with rows of yellow spots.[1][3] Like other Armadillidium species, it can roll into a ball when disturbed, a behavior known as volvation.
