Biology:Causeyella youngsteadtorum
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Short description: Species of millipede
| Causeyella youngsteadtorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Family: | Trichopetalidae |
| Genus: | Causeyella |
| Species: | C. youngsteadtorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Causeyella youngsteadtorum Shear, 2003 [1]
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Causeyella youngsteadtorum, Youngsteadt's cave millipede, is a ghostly white millipede, first collected in 1976 by Norman and Jean Youngsteadt, but not recognized as a new species until 2003.[1] It has been found in seven caves in Boone and Searcy counties in Arkansas.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William A. Shear (2003). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)". Zootaxa 321: 1–36. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00321.pdf.
- ↑ "Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science". The Nature Conservancy. 2004-04-07. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/arkansas/press/press1406.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q5054668 entry
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