About Trigoniulus corallinus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842)
Trigoniulus corallinus, sometimes known by the common names rusty millipede or common Asian millipede, is a species of millipede. It is widely distributed in the Indo-Malayan region, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Nepal, and most of Indonesia. It has also been recorded in Fiji, Tanzania, and Zambia, and occurs as an introduced species in South Asia and the Caribbean. The species was introduced to Florida; as of 2022, it is well established across South and Central Florida, with only limited sightings in Northeast Florida and the Florida Panhandle. Adult Trigoniulus corallinus measure 2 to 3 inches (50 to 75 millimeters) long, and are reddish brown in color. These millipedes live in moist habitats, particularly rotten wood, and are found in compost during the monsoon season. In 2015, the genome of Trigoniulus corallinus was sequenced, marking the first time a millipede genome had ever been sequenced.
