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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Polydesmidae
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Retrorsia leonardi?
Copyright © 2016 Phil Nosler

Retrorsia leonardi?
Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
November 28, 2015
Size: <1 cm
Hi, everyone

Retrorsia leonardi has been confirmed from this site by a specialist. This individual was not identified by the specialist, but it was found in the same patch of ground that I took samples from, and it looked very similar to the specimens I collected, so I thought I'd give it a shot at identification. Does anyone know if this is Retrorsia leonardi, or if the species is even identifiable without dissection?

Thanks,
Phil
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Contributed by Phil Nosler on 21 January, 2016 - 12:06am
Last updated 26 January, 2016 - 8:30pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… Derek Hennen, 26 January, 2016 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Not identifiable for certain
Not identifiable for certain from this picture but probably Retrorsia Leonardi like Phil says.
… Rowland Shelley, 26 January, 2016 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
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Also, should a new guide page be set up for the genus Retrorsia and the species R. leonardi, or just the genus page, or should we just keep it at Polydesmidae?
… Phil Nosler, 27 January, 2016 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Retrorsia leonardi
Do you know what other similar species there are in this region?

Thanks for your help,
Phil
… Phil Nosler, 27 January, 2016 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

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