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Species Orthomorpha coarctata

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Millipede - Orthomorpha coarctata Unknown Millipede - Orthomorpha coarctata Asiomorpha coarctata? - Orthomorpha coarctata unknown millipede - Orthomorpha coarctata unknown millipede - Orthomorpha coarctata Possibly Libidura riparia - Orthomorpha coarctata Paradoxosomatidae; Asiomorpha coarctata? - Orthomorpha coarctata Paradoxosomatidae - Orthomorpha coarctata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polydesmida (Flat-backed Millipedes)
Family Paradoxosomatidae
Genus Orthomorpha
Species coarctata (Orthomorpha coarctata)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Asiomorpha coarctata

Explanation of Names

Orthomorpha coarctata (Saussure 1860)

Size

Up to 20 mm

Identification

Body dark brown to black in adults. Mid-body paranota (segments 8-9) are sharp posteriorly, extending beyond segment margin. Male gonopod on 7th segment long and slender, reaching posterior legs of 5th segment.

Range

Native to SE Asia, widely introduced; in NA, FL‒LA‒TX ‒map(1)(2)

See Also

Oxidus gracilis: mid-body paranotal corners blunt and not prolonged ‒ comparison

Internet References

Fact sheet (Cook Islands Biodiversity Database)

Works Cited

1.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 13 April, 2007 - 7:27pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, biosam
Last updated 1 November, 2023 - 8:24pm

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