Caecosphaeroma burgundum

Volvation (from Latin volvere "roll", and the suffix -(a)tion; sometimes called enrolment or conglobation) is a defensive behavior of certain animals in which the animal rolls its body into a ball, presenting only the hardest parts of its integument (the animal's "armor") or its spines to predators. Mammals such as pangolins (Manidae) and hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) exhibit the ability to conglobate. Armadillos in the genus Tolypeutes (South American three-banded armadillos) are able to roll into a defensive ball, but the nine-banded armadillo and other species have too many plates to do so.

Caecosphaeroma est un genre de crustacés isopodes présents dans les milieux cavernicoles et interstitiels. Description Ils mesurent de 2 à 20 mm environ pour une largeur d'environ 1 à 6 mm. Leur corps, de couleur blanchâtre, est mince et convexe.

Caecosphaeroma es un género de isópodos perteneciente a la familia Sphaeromatidae. ​ Especies Este género contiene las siguientes especies: Caecosphaeroma burgundum Dollfus, 1898 Caecosphaeroma virei Dollfus, 1896 Referencias Enlaces externos BioLib Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Caecosphaeroma. Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Caecosphaeroma.