Gonatotrichus minutus
| Gonatotrichus minutus | |
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| Gonatotrichus minutus, anterior section | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Siphonophorida |
| Family: | Siphonophoridae |
| Genus: | Gonatotrichus |
| Species: | G. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonatotrichus minutus (Carl, 1922) | |
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Gonatotrichus minutus is a species of millipede in the family Siphonophoridae, described in 1922 by the Swiss zoologist Johann Carl. The species is endemic to Malaysia. Individuals are very small, around 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and, 0.7 mm wide, with around 40 body segments. The color is brownish-yellow, with lighter-colored legs. It differs from other Malaysian siphonophorids by its small size, the aspect ratio of its beak and antennae and the shape of the front gonopods.[1]
References
- ↑ Carl, J. (1922). "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise nach Ostindien, ausgeführt im Auftrage der Akademie der Wissen-schäften zu Berlin von H. v. Büttel-Reepen. VIII. Diplopoden aus Sumatra, Java, Malakka und Ceylon. Gesammelt von Herrn Prof. Dr. v. Buttel -Reepen in den Jahren 1911—1912.". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German) 44: 565–578.
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