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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaMyriapodaDiplopoda

Order Julida
Brandt, 1833 · Snake Millipedes

Species in this portal
10
Ecological class
6 trogloxenes, 2 troglobionts, 1 troglophile and 1 accidental
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
9 states and provinces
Counties
24
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation
2 of 7 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Blaniulidae 2 in portal
  • Julidae 2 in portal
  • Paeromopodidae 1 in portal
  • Paraiulidae 1 in portal
  • Parajulidae 2 in portal
  • Zosteractinidae 2 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Ameractis satis Causey, 1959 Troglobiont G2G4 AL, GA, TN, VA Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Aniulus nigrans (Chamberlin, 1918) Trogloxene TN
Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius, 1798) Snake Millepede Trogloxene G5 GA
Cylindroiulus arborum Verhoeff, 1928 Trogloxene IN
Nopoiulus kochii (Gervais, 1847) Haakwang Trogloxene G5 KY, TN
Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1843) Furry Snake Millipede Trogloxene G5 AL, KY, TN
Paeromopus cavicolens Chamberlin, 1953 Troglophile CA
Ptyoiulus impressus (Say, 1821) Flocculent Tailed Millipede Trogloxene G5
Uroblaniulus canadensis (Newport, 1844) Sickle Tailed Millipede Accidental G5
Zosteractis interminata Loomis, 1943 Zosteractis Cave Millipede Troglobiont G1 IL, MO Ozarks

Other resources

GBIF
1019
ITIS
154418
iNaturalist
82535
NCBI Taxonomy
41448

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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