Illacme socal | |
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Female and male I. socal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Siphonophorida |
Family: | Siphonorhinidae |
Genus: | Illacme |
Species: | I. socal
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Binomial name | |
Illacme socal Marek & Shear, 2023
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Illacme socal is a species of millipede in the family Siphonorhinidae. It was discovered in California at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in 2018.[1]
Known as the Los Angeles thread millipede, it is thin and elongate. Like all members of the genus Illacme, I. socal is eyeless, lacks pigmentation, has well-developed sensory structures, and displays other troglomorphic features.[2]
The habitat of I. socal is the chaparral shrubland in California and live oak woodlands. They have been found beneath the humus layer and within the soil matrix.[2]