Biology:Glomeris annulata

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Short description: Species of millipede

Glomeris annulata
Glomeris annulata (10.3897-zookeys.741.21917) Figure 2 (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species:
G. annulata
Binomial name
Glomeris annulata
Brandt, 1833
Synonyms

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

The dorsal plates of Glomeris annulata are black in colour, however the posterior edges of each segment possesses orange bands.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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

  1. "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". 2023-05-31. https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=935835. 
  2. 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.
  3. "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". 2023-05-31. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0e17f45a-f4c5-443f-ae4f-13888300ee64. 
  4. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4301281 entry