Biology:Brachyiulus lusitanus

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Short description: Species of millipede

Brachyiulus lusitanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Brachyiulus
Species:
B. lusitanus
Binomial name
Brachyiulus lusitanus
(Verhoeff, 1898)

Brachyiulus lusitanus is a species of millipede in the genus Brachyiulus. It is endemic to Bulgaria.[1]

A case of pseudo-parasitism by this species has been recorded.[2]

References

  1. Fet, Victor; Popov, Alexi (2007) (in English). Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria (illustrated ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 1402044178. 
  2. Mowlavi, Gh.; Naddaf, S.R.; Rezaeian, M.; Najafi, N.; Lucio-Forster, A.; Bowman, D.D. (2009). "Apparent pseudoparasitism of the alimentary canal of a 5-year-old child by the millipede Brachyiulus lusitanus (Diplopoda: Julidae)". Parasite 16 (2): 161–163. doi:10.1051/parasite/2009162161. ISSN 1252-607X.  open access

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