Floridobolus
Genus of millipedes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Floridobolus is a genus of millipedes commonly known as Florida scrub millipedes containing three described species: Floridobolus penneri, F. orini, and F. floydi; the latter two described in 2014. All three species are endemic to Florida scrub habitat of peninsular Florida, and F. penneri is considered a critically imperiled species by NatureServe. Prior to the description of F. orini, the genus (then only a single species) was considered the sole member of the family Floridobolidae, named by William T. Keeton in 1959,[1] however studies in 2014 have argued that Floridobolus does not represent a distinct family but rather is a basal member of the family Spirobolidae, representing the subfamily Floridobolinae, and tribe Floridobolini.[2][3]
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Family: | Floridobolidae Keeton, 1959 |
Genus: | Floridobolus Causey, 1957 |
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Floridobolus penneri Causey, 1957 | |
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