Inodesmus urbanus is a species of millipede in the family Haplodesmidae. It was described by Juan Romero-Rincon and James K. Douch in 2024 as Agathodesmus urbanus, before being combined into the genus Inodesmus later that year.[1] The specific epithet refers to its urban distribution. It is found in Sydney, Australia, with the type locality being Meadowbank Reserve.[2]
Inodesmus urbanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Superorder: | Merocheta |
Order: | Polydesmida |
Family: | Haplodesmidae |
Genus: | Inodesmus |
Species: | I. urbanus
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Binomial name | |
Inodesmus urbanus (Romero-Rincon & Douch, 2024)
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References
edit- ^ Romero-Rincon, Juan; Alvear, Santiago (15 April 2024). "On the identity of the enigmatic millipede genus Inodesmus Cook, 1896 (Polydesmida: Haplodesmidae)". Zootaxa. 5437 (3): 433–440. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5437.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Romero-Rincon, J.; Douch, J.K. (2024). "Description of a new species of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae) with an urban distribution and a key to species in New South Wales". Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 51: 1–9. doi:10.54102/ajt.db0kg. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
edit- Data related to Inodesmus urbanus at Wikispecies