Tongadillo

Tongadillo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Tongadillo
Dalens, 1988[1]
Species:
T. punctata
Binomial name
Tongadillo punctata
Dalens, 1988[1]

Tongadillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1988 by Henri Dalens.[2] The type specimen for this species is a Tongadillo punctata from Tonga, and it is the only species in this genus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ Dalens, H. (1988). "Isopodes terrestres (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) des archipels des Tonga et des Samoa occidentales". Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse. 124: 197-211 [208].
  3. ^ "World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans - Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.