Xystocheir dissecta is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4] If threatened, X. dissecta can release a hydrogen cyanide gas, which has benzaldehyde as a byproduct. This defense works against most beetle predators, except Promecognathus.[5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Genus: | Xystocheir |
| Species: | X. dissecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
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Subspecies
editThese three subspecies belong to the species Xystocheir dissecta:
- Xystocheir dissecta dissecta (Wood, 1867)
- Xystocheir dissecta microrama Shelley, 1996
- Xystocheir dissecta taibona Chamberlin, 1912
References
edit- ^ "Xystocheir dissecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xystocheir dissecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xystocheir dissecta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Weary, Brandt P; Will, Kipling W (2020-09-11). Sime, Karen (ed.). "The Millipede-Predation Behavior of Promecognathus and Exceptional Cyanide Tolerance in Promecognathus and Metrius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa023. ISSN 0013-8746.
- ^ Oh, Jenny (2019-04-23). "This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
Further reading
edit- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
External resources
editPBS Digital Studios | Deep Look on YouTube : This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship
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