Furcillaria aequalis

Furcillaria aequalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae
Genus: Furcillaria
Species:
F. aequalis
Binomial name
Furcillaria aequalis
Shelley, 1981

Furcillaria aequalis is listed by some references as a North American species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae.[1][2] In 2021, however, authorities deemed Furcillaria to be a junior synonym of Sigmoria.[3] Accordingly, other references accept this synonymy and consider Sigmoria aequalis to be the valid name for this species.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Furcillaria aequalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  3. ^ Means, Jackson C; Hennen, Derek A; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Marek, Paul E (2021-03-01). Mikó, István (ed.). "Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (2): 1–26 [23]. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab003. hdl:10919/102616. ISSN 2399-3421.
  4. ^ "MilliBase - Furcillaria aequalis Shelley, 1981". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  5. ^ "Species Sigmoria aequalis". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  6. ^ "Furcillaria aequalis Shelley, 1981". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-11-05.

Further reading

  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.