| Illacme socal | |
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| Female and male I. socal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Siphonophorida |
| Family: | Siphonorhinidae |
| Genus: | Illacme |
| Species: | I. socal |
| Binomial name | |
| Illacme socal Marek & Shear, 2023 | |
Illacme socal is a species of millipede in the family Siphonorhinidae. It was discovered in California at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in 2018. [1]
Known as the Los Angeles thread millipede, it is thin and elongate. Like all members of the genus Illacme , I. socal is eyeless, lacks pigmentation, has well-developed sensory structures, and displays other troglomorphic features. [2]
The habitat of I. socal is the chaparral shrubland in California and live oak woodlands. They have been found beneath the humus layer and within the soil matrix. [2]
