| Tongadillo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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][4]
Distribution
References
- "Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- 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].
- "World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans - Tongadillo Dalens, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- Schmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. p. 257.