Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family)
Millipede at Wamboin, NSW
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| Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) | SimoneC | 7 Dec 2022 | |
| Ommatoiulus moreleti | davidmcdonald | 6 Dec 2022 |
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2 comments
7 Dec 2022
This is actually a native millipede rather than a Portuguese millipede. It has an outward bow on each segment, just visible in the photo. O. moreleti has a generally smooth appearance.
7 Dec 2022
Many thanks SimoneC. They also seem to be a litttle shorter than descriptions of the Portugese that I have seen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.366103-35.251069
- Altitude 880.5m
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2022 08:31 AM Recorded on
- davidmcdonald Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) davidmcdonald Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family)
Species information
- Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Millipede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2012.29m Recorded at altitude
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