Australiodillo
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| Australiodillo | |
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| Australiodillo bifrons | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Australiodillo |
Australiodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this genus was originally described as Armadillo bifrons in 1885 by Gustav Budde-Lund. This specimen was then redescribed as Australiodillo bifrons in 1926 by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. This specimen was collected in Rockhampton.[1][2] There are currently nine species in this genus.[3]
Australiodillo sp. have a flattened body, with no ventral lobes, and are unable to conglobate.[4][5] Their telson is notched on its posterior margin.[5]
