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Arthrosphaera brandtii

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Species of millipede

Arthrosphaera brandtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. 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. The species is one of the most commonly kept giant pill millipede species within the exotic pet keeping hobby. An introduced population of Arthrosphaera brandtii exists on the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.

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.
  2. "Arthrosphaera brandtii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Tanzanian Pill Bug Millipede". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. "Arthrosphaera cf. brandtii : tansanian pill bug". BugzUK. 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.

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Arthrosphaera brandtii


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