Causeyella youngsteadtorum
| Causeyella youngsteadtorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Family: | Trichopetalidae |
| Genus: | Causeyella |
| Species: | C. youngsteadtorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Causeyella youngsteadtorum Shear, 2003 [1] | |
Causeyella youngsteadtorum, Youngsteadt's cave millipede, is a ghostly white millipede, first collected in 1976 by Norman and Jean Youngsteadt, but not recognized as a new species until 2003.[2] It has been found in seven caves in Boone and Searcy counties in Arkansas.[3]
References
- ↑ William A. Shear (2003). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 321: 1–36.
- ↑ William A. Shear (2003). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 321: 1–36.
- ↑ "Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science". The Nature Conservancy. 2004-04-07.
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