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''Illacme'' is a genus of millipedes in the family
Siphonorhinidae Siphonorhinidae is a family of millipede in the order Siphonophorida. There are at least 4 genera and about 12 described species in Siphonorhinidae. Genera These four genera belong to the family Siphonorhinidae: * '' Illacme'' Cook & Loomis, 19 ...
. It includes three species. ''
Illacme plenipes ''Illacme plenipes'' is a siphonorhinid millipede found in the central region of the U.S. state of California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific ...
'' was first described in 1928 from
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, California, and rediscovered in 2005. In 2016, '' Illacme tobini'' was described based on a single male specimen collected in 2006 from Lange Cave, in
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, east of the known habitat for ''I. plenipes''. In 2018, '' Illacme socal'' was discovered in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park. Illacme are detritovores and break down dead plant matter before eventually returning it to the soil.


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* * Siphonophorida Millipede genera Endemic fauna of California {{Millipede-stub