Biology:Anthogona britannica
| Anthogona britannica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Family: | Anthogonidae |
| Genus: | Anthogona |
| Species: | A. britannica
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthogona britannica Gregory, Jones & Mauriès, 1993
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Anthogona britannica is a species of millipede in the genus Anthogona, endemic to the British Isles, where it is nationally rare and has an International Union for Conservation of Nature status of "near threatened".[1]
According to the British Myriapod and Isopod Group, adults are no longer than 7mm, brown, "with distinct paranota on the side of the body and eyes comprising about 10 to 12 well-pigmented ommatidi".[1]
The species was described by Steve J. Gregory, Richard E. Jones and Jean-Paul Mauriès in 1993, from type specimens found at Slapton Ley, Devon, in 1983 and further specimens collected in 1992.[1][2][3] All known sightings have been in south Devon.[1] It is the only millipede known to be endemic in Britain.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Anthogona britannica". British Myriapod and Isopod Group. https://bmig.org.uk/species/anthogona-britannica.
- ↑ "Anthogona britannica". NBN Atlas. https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000356226.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q104115994
Further reading
- , Wikidata Q123862600
- , Wikidata Q123860538
- Lee, Paul (2006). Atlas of the millipedes, Diplopoda, of Britain and Ireland. Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN 9789546422774.
Wikidata ☰ Q50407123 entry
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