Gigantowales chisholmi
A millepede at Forde, ACT
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| Gigantowales chisholmi | SimoneC | 26 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | LD12 | 21 Nov 2021 |
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Very large millipede, found on the footpath beside a wetland
3 comments
26 Nov 2021
Best estimate is that it was about 70mm+. Could this be a specimen of Gigantowales chisholmi?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.142212-35.177541
- Altitude 634.0m
- Maps Yerrabi Pond
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2021 05:56 PM Recorded on
- LD12 Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) LD12 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gigantowales chisholmi
Species information
- Gigantowales chisholmi Scientific name
- A millepede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.83m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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