Glomeris annulata

Glomeris annulata
Scientific 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 annullataBrandt, 1833 Glomeris europaea annulataBrandt, 1833

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

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