Desmoxytes planata
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Desmoxytes planata, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.[1] It is a pantropical species with a vast distribution due to human interference in transportation.[2] It is native to Andaman Islands and introduced to Thailand, the Seychelles, Java, Sri Lanka,[3] Fiji and probably in Malay Peninsula.[4]
Live specimens are pink colored.
References
- ^ "Desmoxytes planata (Pocock, 1895) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Liu, W.; Golovatch, S. I.; Tian, M. (2014). "A review of the dragon millipede genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)". ZooKeys (448): 9–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.8081. PMC 4233391. PMID 25408607.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "The Milliped Family Paradoxosomatidae in the Hawaiian Islands (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)" (PDF). Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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