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''Annobodillo'' is a genus of armadillo woodlice, terrestrial crustacean
isopod Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
s of the family
Armadillidae Armadillidae is a family of woodlice (Oniscidea; terrestrial crustaceans), comprising around 80 genera and 700 species. It is the largest family of Oniscidea, and one of the most species-rich families of the entire Isopoda. Armadillids genera ...
. The only species within the genus is ''Annobodillo coecus'', which is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the island of
Annobón Annobón ( es, Provincia de Annobón; pt, Ano-Bom), and formerly as ''Anno Bom'' and ''Annabona'', is a province (smallest province in both area and population) of Equatorial Guinea consisting of the island of Annobón, formerly also Pigalu a ...
in
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
. The species and the genus were described in 1983 by Helmut Schmalfuss and
Franco Ferrara Franco Ferrara (Palermo, 4 July 1911Florence, 7 September 1985) was an Italian conductor and teacher. Among his many students are various prominent conductors, including Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Andrew Davis and Riccardo Muti. Life and ...
. The name of the genus ''Annobodillo'' refers to the island Annobón.


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Further reading

* Schmalfuss, H. 2003. World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). '' Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde,'' Serie A Nr. 654: 341 pp. Woodlice Endemic fauna of Annobón Invertebrates of Equatorial Guinea Taxa named by Franco Ferrara (botanist) {{Isopod-stub