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Species of millipede

Glomeris connexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species: G. connexa
Binomial name
Glomeris connexa
C. L. Koch, 1847
Synonyms
List
  • Glomeris albocincta C.L. Koch, 1847
  • Glomeris fagivora Verhoeff, 1906
  • Glomeris humbertiana Saussure, 1893
  • Glomeris verhoeffi Brölemann, 1924

Glomeris connexa is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.

Description

Glomeris connexa is a species of pill millipede which can reach a length of 7–15 millimetres (0.28–0.59 in) in females and 8–20 millimetres (0.31–0.79 in) in males. Colour of specimens can vary from a shiny brown to greyish black. Although lighter coloured specimens are far more common, darker colour forms sometimes appear.

Distribution and habitat

Glomeris connexa is native to Europe, where it can be found from the Southern Alps to the Apennine Mountains. The species has been recorded to live in the following European countries: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine. The species has also been recorded to live in central European Russia.

Glomeris connexa inhabits forest habitats, where it is a dominant millipede species in many types of forest including Old-growth forest. Glomeris connexa thrives in poor soils and average humidity forests. The species can often be found alongside Polydesmus complanatus, however both populations decrease in forests which possess fertile soils and high humidity.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Glomeris connexa alpina Latzel, 1884
  • Glomeris connexa carpathica Latzel, 1882
  • Glomeris connexa connexa Latzel
  • Glomeris connexa distichella Berlese
  • Glomeris connexa paucistriata Silvestri, 1894
  • Glomeris connexa scutolimbata Verhoeff, 1906

References

  1. Biolib
  2. Virtual Zoo
  3. 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
  4. Hoess, Rene; Scholl, Adolf, 2001 Allozyme and literature study of Glomeris guttata Risso, 1826, and G connexa Koch, 1847, a case of taxonomic confusion. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 240(1): 15-33,
  5. "Glomeris connexa C.L.Koch, 1847". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ Wytwer, Jolanta; Tracz, Henryk. "Diplopoda communities in different forest habitats of Bialowiez.aPrimeval Forest, Poland". African Invertebrates. 44 (1). Pensoft Publishers – via Gale (publisher).
  7. "Glomeris connexa C. L. Koch, 1847". Millibase. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  • SysMyr: Systematic Myriapod Database. Spelda J.,

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Taxon identifiers
Glomeris connexa


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