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Greenhouse Millipede
Oxidus gracilis
53,652 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 53,652 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Long-flange MillipedeOrthomorpha coarctata
Common Pink Flat-backPseudopolydesmus serratus
Akamptogonus novarae
Orange Rosary MillipedeHelicorthomorpha holstii
Traveling Cherry MillipedePleuroloma flavipes
Log LurkerEuryurus leachii
Canadian Flat-back MillipedePseudopolydesmus canadensis
Chondromorpha xanthotricha
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 36,815 |
|---|---|
| California | 4,850 |
| Texas | 4,204 |
| Canada | 3,314 |
| North Carolina | 2,930 |
| Ontario | 2,845 |
| Virginia | 2,229 |
| New York | 2,153 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,010 |
| Ohio | 1,575 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Millipedes · Diplopoda |
| Order | Flat-backed Millipedes · Polydesmida |
| Family | Paradoxical keeled millipedes · Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus | Oxidus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Greenhouse Millipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.