Gosodesmus

Gosodesmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Platydesmida
Family: Andrognathidae
Genus: Gosodesmus
Chamberlin, 1922
Species: G. claremontus
Binomial name
Gosodesmus claremontus
Chamberlin, 1922[1]
Synonyms

Eucybe clarus Chamberlin, 1941
Eucybe longior Chamberlin, 1950 Eucybe auctus Chamberlin, 1954 Stenocybe waipea Chamberlin, 1950

Gosodesmus claremontus is a species of platydesmidan millipede, described by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1922, that is widely distributed in the U.S. state of California. Individuals vary in color from bight pink to coral, and may possess a black or purple dorsal stripe. Body length ranges from 17 to 27 mm (0.67 to 1.06 in), with up to 81 body segments. Gosodesmus occurs on the Coast Ranges as well as the Sierra Nevada, and is often found within rotted wood, especially oaks.[2][3]

References

  1. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1922). "A New Platydesmoid Diplopod from California". Journal of Entomology and Zoology 14: 10–13.
  2. Buckett, John S., and Michael R. Gardner (1969). "A Review of the Genus Gosodesmus Chamberlin, with the Synonymy of Eucybe Chamberlin (Diplopoda: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 77 (1): 40–50. JSTOR 25006146.
  3. Gardner, Michael R. (1975). "Revision of the millipede family Andrognathidae in the Nearctic region (Diplopoda, Platydesmida)". Memoirs of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society 5: 1–61.
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