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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Delatorreiidae |
| Genus: | Cuzcodinella |
| Species: | C. alejandroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuzcodinella alejandroi (Luis F. de Armas, 2016)
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Description
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cuzcodinella alejandroi de Armas & Rodriguez-Cabrera, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.