Ommatoiulus lusitanus

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Ommatoiulus lusitanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Genus: Ommatoiulus
Species:
O. lusitanus
Binomial name
Ommatoiulus lusitanus
(Verhoeff, 1895)
Synonyms [1]
  • Archiulus cingulatusAttems, 1927
  • Schistocoxitus cingulatus(Attems, 1927)
  • Ommatoiulus cingulatus(Attems, 1927)
  • Schizophyllum lusitanumVerhoeff, 1895

Ommatoiulus lusitanus is a species of millipede endemic to Portugal. It predominantly inhabits grassland but also occurs in Cistus litter. [2]

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References

  1. "Ommatoiulus lusitanus (Verhoeff, 1895)". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. Akkari, Nesrine; Enghoff, Henrik (9 March 2017). "Revision of the genus Ommatoiulus Latzel, 1884 (Julida, Diplopoda) in Portugal, with description of six new species". European Journal of Taxonomy (295): 21. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2017.295 . ISSN   2118-9773 . Retrieved 31 August 2021.