Dalodesmidae (family)
5 Dalodesmid flat-backed millipede at Reidsdale, NSW
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| Dalodesmidae (family) | SimoneC | 9 Jan 2022 | |
| Dalodesmidae (family) | SimoneC | 9 Jan 2022 | |
| Diplopoda (class) | SimoneC | 9 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 9 Jan 2022 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
I assume this is some sort of larvae, or less likely some weird arthropod I've never heard of. Found on underside of log.
1 comment
9 Jan 2022
Excellent find, this is millipede we haven’t had before, it will take me a little while to ID it better
Location information
- Coordinates 149.851069-35.601524
- Altitude 813.2m
- Maps Monga National Park
- Places Reidsdale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2022 01:07 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dalodesmidae (family)
Species information
- Dalodesmidae (family) Scientific name
- Dalodesmid flat-backed millipede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 838m Recorded at altitude
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