Glomeris annulata

Glomeris annulata, also known as the orange banded pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.[1]

Glomeris annulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species:
G. annulata
Binomial name
Glomeris annulata
Brandt, 1833
Synonyms
List
  • Glomeris annullata Brandt, 1833
  • Glomeris europaea annulata Brandt, 1833

Description

The dorsal plates of Glomeris annulata are black in colour, however the posterior edges of each segment possesses orange bands.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Glomeris annulata is an endemic species, native only to Southern France.[3] The species has been discovered inhabiting forest habitats at altitudes ranging from 280 to 300 meters above sea level.[4]

References
  1. "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". Millibase. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  2. Brandt, J. F. (1833). Tentaminum quorundam monographicorum Insecta Myriapoda Chilognathi Latreillii spectantium prodromus. Bulletin De La Societé Impériale Des Naturalistes De Moscou, 6: pp. 196.
  3. "Glomeris annulata Brandt, 1833". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. Reip HS, Wesener T (2018) Intraspecific variation and phylogeography of the millipede model organism, the Black Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata (Villers, 1789) (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 93–131. doi:10.3897/zookeys.741.21917
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