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Order Julida

millipede Brachyiulus Millipede in Mendocino County, California - Paeromopus angusticeps Julid millipede (?) chewing Texas Thistle Blaniulus guttulatus Julida Unknown Millipede
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Julida
Explanation of Names
Julida Brandt 1833
Numbers
9 families in our area (8 native, 1 introduced)(1), almost 1,500 spp. in ~270 genera of 24 families total(2)
Size
10‒120 mm
Identification
Long, snake-like body. Eyes present. Often with fringe of setae around posterior end of body. Dorsal groove absent. Paranota absent. 1st pair of legs hook-like in males. 30-90 segments. Conspicuous grooves ("striae") on the segments in families Julidae and Paeromopodidae.
Works Cited
1.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
2.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 March, 2007 - 9:01pm
Additional contributions by v belov, biosam
Last updated 14 November, 2023 - 5:10pm

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