Cuzcodinella alejandroi

Cuzcodinella alejandroi is a rare species of woodlouse found in the Holguín Province of Cuba.[1] It is one of only two species in the genus Cuzcodinella, along with Cuzcodinella oryx.[2]

Cuzcodinella alejandroi
A woodlouse with a speckled sand like pattern and large protruding spines on its back
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Delatorreiidae
Genus: Cuzcodinella
Species:
C. alejandroi
Binomial name
Cuzcodinella alejandroi
(Luis F. de Armas [es], 2016)

Description

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The species is approximately 7 to 10 mm in length, with a spotted pattern and large, curved, rearward facing spines protruding from its head, thorax, and abdomen.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species was found inhabiting the cavities within limestone rocks and beneath leaf litter at the base of mountains in Holguín Province. The species' close proximity and similarity to Cuzcodinella oryx suggests ecological barriers like metamorphic soil led to speciation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c De Armas, Luis F. (December 31, 2016). "UNA NUEVA ESPECIE DE CUZCODINELLA (ISOPODA: ONISCIDEA: DELATORREIDAE) DE LA PROVINCIA DE HOLGUÍN, CUBA". Boletin de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 52: 1–6.
  2. ^ "Cuzcodinella alejandroi de Armas & Rodriguez-Cabrera, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.