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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Spirobolida » Atopetholidae
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Diplopoda
Copyright © 2011 Jeff

Diplopoda
Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
December 17, 2008
Which genus does this belong to?
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Contributed by Jeff on 23 December, 2011 - 8:32am
Last updated 24 December, 2011 - 7:54am

atopetholus
Extremely common throughout southern California's coastal regions.
… Marcus bullock, 18 November, 2014 - 5:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… v belov, 23 December, 2011 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

The whitish color is rather u
The whitish color is rather unusual, but I'm going to guess a representative of the family Atopetholidae (Spirobolida), as it's definitely a spirobolid and the other spirobolid families in that area of California are clearly out. Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 23 December, 2011 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
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Moved from ID Request.
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