The first true millipede—1306 legs long
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02447-0
Abstract: The name “millipede” translates to a thousand feet (from mille “thousand” and pes “foot”). However, no millipede has ever been described with more than 750 legs. We discovered a new record-setting species of millipede with… read more here.
Keywords: 1306 legs; millipede 1306; true millipede; first true ... See more keywords
Myriapod divergence times differ between molecular clock and fossil evidence: U/Pb zircon ages of the earliest fossil millipede-bearing sediments and their significance
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DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2020.1761351
Abstract: ABSTRACT Molecular clock calculations suggest a late Cambrian (~ 500 Ma) divergence of myriapod classes. Yet, the earliest myriapods only appear in the latest Silurian (~425 Ma). 75 million years later; though correlation with the… read more here.
Keywords: intermontane basin; myriapod; divergence; molecular clock ... See more keywords
A giant African millipede re-discovered, re-located and re-classified after 120 years (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.3.9
Abstract: The giant millipede Pachybolus tectus Cook, 1897, described from Zanzibar, East Africa, and never re-collected till now, is re-described based on newly collected specimens from Cameroon, West Africa. The species is transferred to the genus… read more here.
Keywords: giant african; african millipede; cook 1897; millipede discovered ... See more keywords
Intraspecific variation and phylogeography of the millipede model organism, the Black Pill Millipede Glomerismarginata (Villers, 1789) (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.741.21917
Abstract: Abstract The Black Pill Millipede, Glomerismarginata, is the best studied millipede species and a model organism for Diplopoda. Glomerismarginata is widespread, with numerous colour morphs occurring across its range, especially in the south. This study… read more here.
Keywords: model organism; black pill; pill millipede; millipede ... See more keywords
Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., a new arboreal spirostreptid millipede (Diplopoda, Spirostreptidae) endemic to Mayotte Island (Comoros Archipelago), Indian Ocean
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DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.755.1395
Abstract: A new millipede species of the genus Sechelleptus Mauries, 1980 is described and illustrated from Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean. This new species, S. arborivagus sp. nov., found on trees, looks particularly similar to the sympatric… read more here.
Keywords: sechelleptus; mayotte island; arborivagus nov; millipede ... See more keywords