Deto (crustacean)

Deto is a genus of woodlice in the family Detonidae. Members of this genus can be found along the coasts in areas of New Zealand, Namibia, South Africa and Australia.[1]

Deto
Deto echinata
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Deto

Guérin-Méneville, 1836

Species

As of 2019, five species of Deto are accepted by the World Register of Marine Species.[2] Additionally, one species, Deto spinicornis, is listed as nomen dubium.[2]

  • Deto aucklandiae (Thomson, 1879)
  • Deto bucculenta (Nicolet, 1849)
  • Deto echinata Guérin-Méneville, 1836
  • Deto marina (Chilton, 1885)
  • Deto whitei Kinahan, 1859

References

  1. Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A, 654: 1-341., available online at http://www-alt.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stuttgart/pdf/a_pdf/A654.pdf
  2. Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S.; Schotte, M.; Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2008 onwards). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Deto Guérin-Méneville, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248686 on 2019-06-27
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