Essay on Taxonomy (For School and College Students.
Polydesmus coriaceus has an Atlantic distribution extending southwards through Belgium and western France to Iberia, the Azores and Maderia. Britain and Ireland are at the northern limit of this distribution. This species has been introduced into the USA and the Cape Verde Islands. Kime (1995).
Introduction. Millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) are detrivores, feeding mainly on decaying plant material and they found usually under leaf litter (Hopkin and Read 1992).The typical and suitable habitats for millipedes are the deciduous temperate, subtropical and tropical forests where the population density of these animals can reach 1000 individuals per square metre (Golovatch and Kime 2009).
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ISSN 121 1-3026 Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A), 57: 37-44.2008 Proposal of ecological classification of centipede, millipede and terrestrial isopod faunas for evaluation of habitat.
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This is a first attempt at studying myriapods in urban environments in the city of Sofia. It resulted in the discovery of 21 centipede and millipede species, representing 15 genera and 10 families.
Using soil sampling and subsequent heat extraction of animals, four alder stands in the wetlands of the Biebrza, Narew and Bialowieza national parks, north-eastern Poland, were surveyed for millipedes and centipedes. Among 12 millipede species revealed, Xestoiulus laeticollis, Polydesmus complanatus and Craspedosoma rawlinsii occurred and predominated in all alder woods.