Eumastigonus

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Eumastigonus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Iulomorphidae
Genus: Eumastigonus
Chamberlin, 1920

Eumastigonus is a genus of millipede, endemic to New Zealand. [1] They are large, long, generally brown, and important in breaking down nutrients and rotting matter in the ecosystem. There are at least 8 species. [1] They were described initially by Chamberlin in 1920. [2] Along with other families and orders of millipedes in New Zealand, this genus is poorly known and there are many undescribed species. Identification to the species level in the field may often be impossible. [3]

Taxonomy

Eumastigonus may contain the following species: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Korsós, Zoltán; Johns, Peter M. (6 April 2009). "Introduction to the taxonomy of Iulomorphidae of New Zealand, with descriptions of two new species of Eumastigonus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Epinannolenidea)". Zootaxa. 2065 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2065.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. ↑ Chamberlin, R.V. (1920). "The Myriapoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 64 (1): 1–269.
  3. ↑ "Soil Bugs - An illustrated guide to New Zealand soil invertebrates". soilbugs.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Genus Eumastigonus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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