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Glomeris annulata

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Species of millipede

Glomeris annulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
List
  • Glomeris annullata Brandt, 1833
  • Glomeris europaea annulata Brandt, 1833

Glomeris annulata, also known as the orange banded pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.

Description

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

Distribution and habitat

Glomeris annulata is an endemic species, native only to Southern France. The species has been discovered inhabiting forest habitats at altitudes ranging from 280 to 300 meters above sea level.

References

  1. "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". Millibase. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  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". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  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
Taxon identifiers
Glomeris annulata
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