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Glomerida
Glomerida is an order of pill-millipedes found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They superficially resemble pill-bugs or woodlice, and can enroll into a protective ball. They have twelve body segments, 17 to 19 pairs of legs, and males have enlarged rear legs involved in mating. The order includes about 30 genera and at least 280 species, including ''Glomeris marginata'', the common European pill-millipede. The order contains members in Europe, South-east Asia and the Americas from California to Guatemala. Although historically considered closely related with the similar sphaerotheriidans that also enroll, some DNA evidence suggest they may be more closely related to glomeridesmidans, a poorly known order that does not enroll. Description Glomeridans are small, oval-shaped millipedes reaching up to long. Like the Sphaerotheriida (so-called Giant Pill-millipedes), they are capable of enrolling into a ball ("volvation"), a trait also shared with the unrelated pillbugs (Oni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerotheriida
Sphaerotheriida is an order of millipedes in the infraclass Pentazonia, sometimes known as giant pill millipedes. They inhabit Southern Africa, Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Like the Northern Hemisphere pill millipedes of the order Glomerida, these millipedes can roll into a ball when disturbed. When they are rolled-up, most sphaerotheriidans reach a maximum size of a cherry or golf ball, but some species from Madagascar can even reach the size of an orange (an example of island gigantism; illustration . When rolled-up, predators are unable to unravel giant pill millipedes since the margins of their second and last dorsal plates fit perfectly into one another, creating a sealed ball. A few giant pill millipede species are able to produce sound, the only millipedes known to do this. This order of millipedes is also unique in that some African species are used for medicinal purposes. Morphology Sphaerotheriidans are characterized by a relativel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerotheriida
Sphaerotheriida is an order of millipedes in the infraclass Pentazonia, sometimes known as giant pill millipedes. They inhabit Southern Africa, Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Like the Northern Hemisphere pill millipedes of the order Glomerida, these millipedes can roll into a ball when disturbed. When they are rolled-up, most sphaerotheriidans reach a maximum size of a cherry or golf ball, but some species from Madagascar can even reach the size of an orange (an example of island gigantism; illustration . When rolled-up, predators are unable to unravel giant pill millipedes since the margins of their second and last dorsal plates fit perfectly into one another, creating a sealed ball. A few giant pill millipede species are able to produce sound, the only millipedes known to do this. This order of millipedes is also unique in that some African species are used for medicinal purposes. Morphology Sphaerotheriidans are characterized by a relativel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pill-millipede
Pill millipedes are any members of two living (and one extinct) orders of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. The name Oniscomorpha refers to the millipedes' resemblance to certain woodlice (Oniscidea), also called pillbugs or "roly-polies". However, millipedes and woodlice are not closely related (belonging to the subphyla Myriapoda and Crustacea, respectively); rather, this is a case of convergent evolution. Description Pill millipedes are relatively short-bodied compared to most other millipedes, with only eleven to thirteen body segments, and are capable of rolling into a ball (volvation) when disturbed, as a defense against predators. This ability evolved separately in each of the two orders, making it a case of convergent evolution, rather than homology. They can also exude a noxious liquid, which may be both caustic and toxic, to repel predators. Pill millipedes are detritivorous, feeding on decomposing plant matter, usually in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeridae
Glomeridae is a family of pill millipedes in the order Glomerida. It includes dozens of genera, including many which are yet to be described the family includes at least the following genera: *'' Apheromeris'' *'' Apiomeris'' *''Armadillo Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, alo ...'' *'' Corsikomeris'' *'' Dinoglomeris'' *'' Epiromeris'' *'' Euglomeris'' *'' Eupeyerimhoffia'' *'' Eurypleuromeris'' *'' Geoglomeris'' *'' Glomerellina'' *'' Glomeris'' *'' Glomeroides'' *'' Haploglomeris'' *'' Hyleoglomeris'' *'' Hyperglomeris'' *'' Lamisca'' *'' Loboglomeris'' *'' Malayomeris'' *'' Myrmecomeris'' *'' Nesoglomeris'' *'' Okeanomeris'' *'' Onomeris'' *'' Onychoglomeris'' *'' Patriziomeris'' *'' Peplomeris'' *'' Perkeomeris'' *'' Protoglomeris'' *'' Rhopalomeris'' *'' Rhyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trachysphaera Pyrenaica 2 A
''Trachysphaera'' is a genus of pill millipedes in the order Glomerida. Around 30 species are known, making it the third most species-rich genus of Glomerida. ''Trachysphaera'' species are patchily distributed throughout Europe and western Asia, extending from Spain to Caucasia. Species * ''Trachysphaera acutula'' * ''Trachysphaera anatolica'' * ''Trachysphaera apenninorum'' * ''Trachysphaera biharica'' * ''Trachysphaera coiffaiti'' * ''Trachysphaera corcyraea'' * ''Trachysphaera costata'' * ''Trachysphaera cristangula'' * ''Trachysphaera cultrifera'' * ''Trachysphaera dobrogica'' * ''Trachysphaera drescoi'' * ''Trachysphaera fabbrii'' * ''Trachysphaera fragilis'' * ''Trachysphaera gasparoi'' * ''Trachysphaera gibbula'' * ''Trachysphaera jonescui'' * ''Trachysphaera ligurina'' * ''Trachysphaera lobata'' * ''Trachysphaera lobotarsus'' * ''Trachysphaera minuta'' * ''Trachysphaera multiclavigera'' * ''Trachysphaera orghidani'' * ''Trachysphaera orientalis'' * ''Trachysphaera orm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeridellidae
Glomeridellidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Glomerida. The adult males in this family have two pairs of telopods (leg pair 18 as well as leg pair 19) rather than the single pair (leg pair 19 only) found in other families in this order. Genera: * '' Albanoglomus'' Attems, 1926 * '' Glomeridella'' Brölemann, 1895 * '' Latzelia'' * '' Tonkinomeris'' Nguyen, Sierwald & Marek, 2019 * '' Typhloglomeris'' Verhoeff, 1898 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4295363 Glomerida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeris Punica
''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * '' Glomeris albida'' * '' Glomeris albidonigra'' * '' Glomeris alluaudi'' * '' Glomeris annulata'' * '' Glomeris aurita'' * '' Glomeris balcanica'' * '' Glomeris bicolor'' * '' Glomeris bimaculata'' * '' Glomeris bureschi'' * '' Glomeris carpathica'' * '' Glomeris castanea'' * '' Glomeris cingulata'' * '' Glomeris connexa'' * '' Glomeris contraria'' * '' Glomeris crassitarsis'' * '' Glomeris dalmatina'' * '' Glomeris dionysii'' * '' Glomeris distichella'' * '' Glomeris dorsosanguine'' * '' Glomeris esterelana'' * '' Glomeris euganeorum'' * '' Glomeris flavolimbata'' * '' Glomeris flavomaculata'' * '' Glomeris formosa'' * '' Glomeris fuscomarmorata'' * '' Glomeris genuensis'' * '' Glomeris gomerana'' * '' Glomeris guttata'' * '' Glomeris helvetica'' * '' Glomeris he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeris Sublimbata
''Glomeris'' is largely European genus of pill millipedes. It contains over 100 species, distributed across Europe, but also extending into the Canary Islands, Turkey, and eleven species from North Africa. Species * '' Glomeris albida'' * '' Glomeris albidonigra'' * '' Glomeris alluaudi'' * '' Glomeris annulata'' * '' Glomeris aurita'' * '' Glomeris balcanica'' * '' Glomeris bicolor'' * '' Glomeris bimaculata'' * '' Glomeris bureschi'' * '' Glomeris carpathica'' * '' Glomeris castanea'' * '' Glomeris cingulata'' * '' Glomeris connexa'' * '' Glomeris contraria'' * '' Glomeris crassitarsis'' * '' Glomeris dalmatina'' * '' Glomeris dionysii'' * '' Glomeris distichella'' * '' Glomeris dorsosanguine'' * '' Glomeris esterelana'' * '' Glomeris euganeorum'' * '' Glomeris flavolimbata'' * '' Glomeris flavomaculata'' * '' Glomeris formosa'' * '' Glomeris fuscomarmorata'' * '' Glomeris genuensis'' * '' Glomeris gomerana'' * '' Glomeris guttata'' * '' Glomeris helvetica'' * '' Glomeris he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collum (millipedes)
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a tight ball. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no species was known to have 1,000 or more until the discovery of ''Eumillipes persephone'', which can have over 1,300 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeris Marginata
''Glomeris marginata'' is a common European species of pill millipede. It is a short millipede, rounded in cross-section, which is capable of rolling itself up into a ball (" volvation") when disturbed. This behaviour is also found in the pill woodlouse '' Armadillidium'', with which ''G. marginata'' is often confused. Distribution ''Glomeris marginata'' is found throughout central and north-western Europe, from Poland and Scandinavia to Spain and Italy. In the British Isles, it is found in all areas south of the Central Belt of Scotland. Description ''Glomeris marginata'' grows up to long and wide, and is covered by twelve black dorsal plates with white rims. Each segment except those at the front and back bears two pairs of legs, with around 18 pairs in total. This distinguishes pill millipedes from pill woodlice, both of which are called "pillbugs" — woodlice have 7 pairs of walking legs, one per body segment, while millipedes have more pairs, and with two pairs to each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glomeridesmida
Glomeridesmida is an order of millipedes in the infraclass Pentazonia containing 2 families and at least 31 species. Glomeridesmida is the only living order of the superorder Limacomorpha. Glomeridesmidans are small (less than ) and somewhat flattened, and unlike other orders of Pentazonia, are unable to roll into a ball. Ocelli (eyes) are absent. Adult females in this order have 36 pairs of legs and 21 segments, counting 20 tergites plus the anal shield. Male specimens in this order are rare, unknown for all species in the family Termitodesmidae, and known for only a small number of species in the family Glomeridesmidae. Descriptions of mature males in at least three species (''Glomeridesmus spelaeus'', ''G. siamensis'', and ''G. marmoreus'') report 35 pairs of legs, including a pair of telopods, and 20 segments, one fewer than the 21 segments found in adult females. The description of an adult male of another species (''G. indus''), however, reports 37 pairs of legs, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The amber is of significant palaeontological interest due to the diversity of flora and fauna contained as inclusions, particularly arthropods including insects and arachnids but also birds, lizards, snakes, frogs and fragmentary dinosaur remains. The amber has been known and commercially exploited since the first century AD, and has been known to science since the mid-nineteenth century. Research on the deposit has attracted controversy due to its alleged role in funding internal conflict in Myanmar and hazardous working conditions in the mines where it is collected. Geological context, depositional environment and age The amber is found within the Hukawng Basin, a large Cretaceous-Cenozoic sedimentary basin within northern Myanmar. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
