Glomeris balcanica, also known as the Balkan pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida.[1]
Glomeris balcanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Glomerida |
Family: | Glomeridae |
Genus: | Glomeris |
Species: | G. balcanica
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Binomial name | |
Glomeris balcanica Verhoeff, 1906
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Distribution and habitat
editGlomeris balcanica possesses a limited range within South-eastern Europe, where the species can be found in Bulgaria, Italy, North Macedonia and European Turkey.[2] G. balcanica lives in Mediterranean climates where it inhabits the leaf litter of Quercus coccifera forests.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Glomeris balcanica Verhoeff, 1906". Millibase. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Glomeris balcanica Verhoeff, 1906". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Iatrou, George & Stamou, George. (2015). Respiration metabolism of Glomeris balcanica at a constant temperature. 10.13140/RG.2.1.1814.7286.