Nearctomeris
| Nearctomeris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Glomerida |
| Family: | Glomeridae |
| Genus: | Nearctomeris Wesener, 2012 |
Nearctomeris is a genus of pill millipedes found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, in the states of Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina. [1]
Description
[edit]Nearctomeris millipedes strongly resemble those of the Onomeris genus, having a nearly identical size (4–5.5 mm) and similar dark coloration. [2]
Species
[edit]- Nearctomeris inexpectata Wesener, 2012[3]
- Nearctomeris smoky Recuero & Caterino, 2023[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Recuero, Ernesto; Caterino, Michael S. (13 June 2023). "A second species of the pill millipede genus Nearctomeris Wesener, 2012 (Diplopoda, Glomerida) from the Great Smoky Mountains, USA". ZooKeys (1166): 333–349. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1166..333R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1166.103516. PMC 10846838. PMID 38323085. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ↑ Wesener, Thomas (5 April 2012). "Nearctomeris, a new genus of Pill Millipedes from North America, with a comparison of genetic distances of American Pill Millipede Genera (Glomerida, Glomeridae)". Zootaxa. 3258 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3258.1.5. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- 1 2 "MilliBase - Nearctomeris smoky Recuero & Caterino, 2023". millibase.org. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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