Narceus woodruffi is a species of millipede endemic to Florida. Described in 1959, it is the smallest species of the genus Narceus, with adults measuring up to 50 mm in length and 4 mm in width.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Spirobolida |
| Family: | Spirobolidae |
| Genus: | Narceus |
| Species: | N. woodruffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Narceus woodruffi Causey, 1959
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See also
edit- Floridobolus, a genus of millipedes also endemic to Florida
References
edit- ^ Causey, Nell B. (1959). "Narceus woodruffi, New Species, a Florida Milliped (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 42 (3): 135–137. doi:10.2307/3492609. JSTOR 3492609.
- ^ Shelley, Rowland M. (2002). "Narceus woodruffi Causey, a forgotten milliped species (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae)". Insecta Mundi. 16 (1–3): 25–29.
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