Biology:Arthrosphaera brandtii

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Short description: Species of millipede

Arthrosphaera brandtii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Sphaerotheriida
Family: Arthrosphaeridae
Genus: Arthrosphaera
Species:
A. brandtii
Binomial name
Arthrosphaera brandtii
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Arthrosphaera brandti (Humbert, 1865)
  • Arthrosphaera chitonoides (Butler, 1872)
  • Sphaeropoeus brandtii (Humbert, 1865)
  • Zephronia brandti Humbert, 1865
  • Zephronia brandtii Humbert, 1865
  • Zephronia chitinoides Butler, 1872
  • Zephronia chitonoides Butler, 1872

Arthrosphaera brandtii, the Tanzanian pill bug millipede, is a species of pill millipede in the family Arthrosphaeridae. It is found in many African and Asian countries including India and Sri Lanka.[1][2] Mature individuals of the species reach 3–4 cm in length. Adults are pale brown in colour with black lines in between the segments, whereas juveniles are dark brown.[3] The species is one of the most commonly kept giant pill millipede species within the exotic pet keeping hobby.[4] An introduced population of Arthrosphaera brandtii exists on the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[5]

References

  1. ↑ De Zoysa, H. K. S.; Nguyen, Anh D.; Wickramasinghe, S. (2016). "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Zootaxa 4061 (5): 451–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4061.5.1. PMID 27395514. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289858025. 
  2. ↑ "Arthrosphaera brandtii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/f0b7bcd134312e3f3f5ea5cc953a3cc2. Retrieved 19 December 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede". Catalogue of Life. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/936826007. Retrieved 19 December 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii : tansanian pill bug". BugzUK. http://www.bugzuk.com/insects/millipedes/-pill-millipedes-arthrosphaera-cf-brandtii-tansanian-pill-bug. Retrieved 19 December 2016. 
  5. ↑ H. Enghoff (1978). "Arthrosphaera cf. brandti (Humbert), a giant pill millipede found in Tanzania, probably introduced from Sri Lanka". Revue de zoologie africaine 91 (4): 997–999. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10418792 entry




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