Niambia
Budde-Lund, 1904
Species Guides
1- Niambia capensis(African Cape Isopod)
Niambia is a of woodlice (terrestrial isopods) in the Platyarthridae, established by Budde-Lund in 1904. The genus comprises at least 20 described distributed across the Afrotropical Region. Three troglobitic species were described in 2021 from caves in Botswana and Namibia, representing the first cave-dwelling members of the genus. Most Niambia species are epigean and inhabit semi-arid environments.
Pronunciation
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Identification
Troglobitic (N. botswanaensis, N. ghaubensis, N. namibiaensis) can be distinguished from epigean by the absence of body pigmentation and —classic troglomorphic traits. Epigean species lack these reductions and occur in surface .
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Habitat
Caves (troglobitic ); semi-arid terrestrial environments (epigean species).
Distribution
Afrotropical Region, with troglobitic known from Diviner's Cave (Botswana), Ghaub Cave (Namibia), and Märchen Cave (Namibia).
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Taxonomic note
The 2021 description of three troglobitic from southern African caves represents a significant expansion of the 's known ecological range, previously documented only from epigean .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Figure 8 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 12 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 9 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 3 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 5 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 6 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 4 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 2 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 7 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 10 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 1 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499
- Figure 11 from: Monticelli Cardoso G, Du Preez G, Taiti S, Ferreira RL (2021) New troglobitic species of Niambia from Botswana and Namibia (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea). Subterranean Biology 40: 91-108. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.40.72499