Flatback Millipede

Orthomorpha coarctata

Classification

Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Paradoxosomatidae

Orthomorpha coarctata, the long-flange millipede, is a widely introduced species of Polydesmidan millipede of the family Paradoxosomatidae. It is presumed native to Southeast Asia but due to transport by humans occurs in tropical and sub-tropical areas throughout the world, including the Hawaiian Islands, the West Indies, Gulf Coast of North America, and the Galápagos Islands. Description Males range from 14.

Distribution

Flatback Millipede — (c) Natdanai Likhitrakarn, Sergei I. Golovatch, Somsak Panha, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 16

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Natdanai Likhitrakarn, Sergei I. Golovatch, Somsak Panha, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionOrthomorpha coarctata, Wikipedia contributors

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