Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1816) is a animal in the Julidae family, order Julida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1816)

Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1816)

Cylindroiulus punctatus is a slow-moving brown millipede found under tree bark that takes three years to mature.

Family
Genus
Cylindroiulus
Order
Julida
Class
Diplopoda

About Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1816)

This millipede species is brown, has 100 legs, and moves slowly. Its body is dotted with punctations, though these small dots are difficult to spot. It can be found living under the bark of trees. This species has a long lifespan, and individuals take three years to reach sexual maturity.

Photo: (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Diplopoda Julida Julidae Cylindroiulus

More from Julidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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