Glomeris annulata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Glomerida |
Family: | Glomeridae |
Genus: | Glomeris |
Species: | G. annulata
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Binomial name | |
Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833
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Glomeris annulata, also known as the orange banded pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.[1]
Description
[edit]The dorsal plates of Glomeris annulata are black in colour, however the posterior edges of each segment possesses orange bands.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Glomeris annulata is an endemic species, native only to Southern France.[3] The species has been discovered inhabiting forest habitats at altitudes ranging from 280 to 300 meters above sea level.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". Millibase. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Brandt, J. F. (1833). Tentaminum quorundam monographicorum Insecta Myriapoda Chilognathi Latreillii spectantium prodromus. Bulletin De La Societé Impériale Des Naturalistes De Moscou, 6: pp. 196.
- ^ "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ Reip HS, Wesener T (2018) Intraspecific variation and phylogeography of the millipede model organism, the Black Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata (Villers, 1789) (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 93–131. doi:10.3897/zookeys.741.21917