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Glomeris
Sign in to saveGlomeris is a genus of pill millipedes that belongs to the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida. The genus Glomeris is the largest within the family Glomeridae, comprising about 100 species along with a few hundred subspecies, varieties, forms, or genetic aberrations. The genus is primarily distributed in Europe, but can also be found in the Canary Islands, North Africa, and North-western Anatolia.
Species
European pill millipedes
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderGlomerida
- FamilyGlomeridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Glomeridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, SAM, MNHN, FMNH, UMZC, ZMUC
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Italy, France, Algeria, [England; U.K.], Spain, Switzerland, Malaysia
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Species
- References
- External links
Glomeris is a genus of pill millipedes that belongs to the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida. The genus Glomeris is the largest within the family Glomeridae, comprising about 100 species along with a few hundred subspecies, varieties, forms, or genetic aberrations. The genus is primarily distributed in Europe, but can also be found in the Canary Islands, North Africa, and North-western Anatolia.
== Description == Species within the genus Glomeris exhibit distinct anatomical traits, notably the subquadrate anatomy of the telopod femur, which does not display prominent hypertrophy relative to the adjacent podomeres. Additionally, the telopod femur is equipped with a broad distocaudal lobe rather than a distinct process.
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