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Troglodillo sp. ‘Sunset’
…has a price drop For more info go to the Troglodillo sp. ‘Sunset’ page. ← Go back to the News page
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Simandoa conserfariam – price drop 🔥
There’s a price drop for Simandoa conserfariam! 😀 ← Go back to the News page
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Order and Frequency of use of Color Morph Names and Trade Names in Isopods
updated: 16 April 2025 I have noticed that most of the time the color morph is placed first and the trade name at the end. Examples: Ardentiella sp. ‘Ember Bee’Ardentiella sp. ‘Pink Lambo’Ardentiella sp. ‘Red Diablo’Armadillidium vulgare ‘Orange Vigor’Armadillo officinalis ‘White Pina’Cubaris sp. ‘Amber Ducky’Cubaris sp. ‘Amber Firefly’Cubaris sp. ‘Blonde Ducky’Cubaris sp. ‘Blue Pigeon’ *Cubaris…
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Sinodillo isopods : etymology
Etymology The word Sinodillo consists of the prefix Sinae- and the suffix -dillo. From Latin Sinae, from Greek Σῖναι (it means relating to China)[1] + spanish dillo which is contraction of armadillo[2]. So Sinodillo translates to “little chinese” or “small chinese”, a diminutive. Sinodillo sp. ‘Red Head’ / ‘China’ / Vietnam’ disambiguation And indeed the…
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Porcellio haasi ‘High Yellow Bicolor’ : NEW isopod breeding project

November 12, 2022 Today I noticed a few Porcellio haasi ‘High Yellow Bicolor’ as I opened up the lid to take some pictures and shoot a video. I am so excited to see at least 5 of them having both white and yellow markings 💛🤍. And I believe there are a couple more and more…
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Armadillidium maculatum ‘Chocolate Yellow’ : NEW isopod breeding project

May 20, 2023 7 months later since this project begun, and we are in phase #2. Seven months later, from the 10 isopods that I had isolated for their most vivid yellow color, only a 10% from the total of about 100 isopods expressed the chocolate yellow phenotype. I am hopeful though, that by phase…
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Isopod names: How are they written
updated: 23 April 2025 Coming from the houseplants industry myself and growing and selling many different houseplants as a hobby for the past 10 years, I have learnt a few things regarding taxonomy and how a scientific name should be written, along with its cultivar name (in animals we have morphs instead) and how the…
