| Illacme socal | |
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| Female and male I. socal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Siphonophorida |
| Family: | Siphonorhinidae |
| Genus: | Illacme |
| Species: | I. socal |
| Binomial name | |
| Illacme socal Marek & Shear, 2023 | |
Illacme socal is a species of millipede in the family Siphonorhinidae. It was discovered in California at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in 2018.[1]
Known as the Los Angeles thread millipede, it is thin and elongate. Like all members of the genus Illacme, I. socal is eyeless, lacks pigmentation, has well-developed sensory structures, and displays other troglomorphic features.[2]
The habitat of I. socal is the chaparral shrubland in California and live oak woodlands. They have been found beneath the humus layer and within the soil matrix.[2]
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Male holotype, MPE04621. Note the silk-like exudate on the midbody rings.
References
- ↑ Corinne Purtill (2023-07-13). "Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- 1 2 Marek, P. E.; Hall, C. L.; Lee, C.; Bailey, J.; Berger, M. C.; Kasson, M. T.; Shear, W. A. (2023). "A new species of Illacme from southern California (Siphonophorida, Siphonorhinidae)". ZooKeys (1167): 265–291. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1167.102537. PMC 10308430. PMID 37397160. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
External links
Media related to Illacme socal at Wikimedia Commons- Video of a female I. socal millipede that was filmed in the laboratory, and within the soil from its microhabitat.
- Cedric Lee, who first discovered I. socal and Paul Marek, diplopodologist and expert on siphonorhinid millipedes, discuss its discovery and taxonomic species description on the New Species Podcast.
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