Brachyiulus lusitanus

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Brachyiulus lusitanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Brachyiulus
Species:
B. lusitanus
Binomial name
Brachyiulus lusitanus
(Verhoeff, 1898)

Brachyiulus lusitanus is a species of millipede in the genus Brachyiulus . It is endemic to Bulgaria. [1]

A case of pseudo-parasitism by this species has been recorded. [2]

References

  1. Fet, Victor; Popov, Alexi (2007). Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria (illustrated ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-1402044175.
  2. Mowlavi, Gh.; Naddaf, S.R.; Rezaeian, M.; Najafi, N.; Lucio-Forster, A.; Bowman, D.D. (2009). "Apparent pseudoparasitism of the alimentary canal of a 5-year-old child by the millipede Brachyiulus lusitanus (Diplopoda: Julidae)". Parasite. 16 (2): 161–163. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2009162161 . ISSN   1252-607X. PMID   19585896. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg