Chondromorpha xanthotricha
| Chondromorpha xanthotricha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus: | Chondromorpha |
| Species: | C. xanthotricha
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| Binomial name | |
| Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Attems, 1898)
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Chondromorpha xanthotricha, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It is native to South India and Sri Lanka.[1] Two subspecies recognized.[2]
Distribution
Although native to India and Sri Lanka, with shipping transportation, they have been introduced to many countries such as Brazil, Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Haiti, Taiwan, Philippines, Bali, New Caledonia, Samoa, Fiji, Mauritius, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Suriname, Puerto Rico and many other Caribbean Islands.[3] This species was recorded for the first time from Singapore in 2012.[4]
Description
It is about 20–26 mm in length. Adults are chestnut brown to dark grey in color. They can move very fast.
Subspecies
- Chondromorpha xanthotricha hamuligerus Verhoeff, 1936
- Chondromorpha xanthotricha hirsutus Verhoeff, 1936
References
- ^ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Attems, 1898) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Almeida, Thaís Melo de; Iniesta, Luiz Ferreira Martins; Bouzan, Rodrigo Salvador; Morais, José Wellington de (2022). "So far from home: first record of Chondromorpha xanthotricha (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) in the Brazilian Amazon". Acta Amazonica. 52 (4). doi:10.1590/1809-4392202103141.
- ^ "FIRST RECORDS OF TWO INTRODUCED MILLIPEDES ANOPLODESMUS SAUSSURII AND CHONDROMORPHA XANTHOTRICHA (DIPLOPODA: POLYDESMIDA: PARADOXOSOMATIDAE) IN SINGAPORE" (PDF). National University of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.