''Deto'' is a

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in the family Detonidae. Members of this genus can be found along the coasts in areas of

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and

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.Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). ''Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde.'' Serie A, 654: 1-341., ''available online at'' http://www-alt.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stuttgart/pdf/a_pdf/A654.pdf

Species

As of 2019, five

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of ''Deto'' are accepted by the

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.Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S.; Schotte, M.; Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2008 onwards). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. ''Deto'' Guérin-Méneville, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248686 on 2019-06-27 Additionally, one species, ''Deto spinicornis'', is listed as

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

. * '' Deto aucklandiae'' (Thomson, 1879) * '' Deto bucculenta'' (Nicolet, 1849) * '' Deto echinata'' Guérin-Méneville, 1836 * '' Deto marina'' (Chilton, 1885) * '' Deto whitei'' Kinahan, 1859

References

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