Notes on the unique structure of the spiracles and legs in Pandirodesmus disparipes Silvestri, 1932 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), with some possible implications concerning its mode of life

Adis, Joachim (1950–2007); Golovač, Sergej Il'ič (1952– ); Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

doi:10.3161/00159301FF2000.43.9.097

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Notes on the unique structure of the spiracles and legs in Pandirodesmus disparipes Silvestri, 1932 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), with some possible implications concerning its mode of life

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Title: Notes on the unique structure of the spiracles and legs in Pandirodesmus disparipes Silvestri, 1932 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), with some possible implications concerning its mode of life

Abstract:

Pandirodesmus disparipes SILVESTRI, 1932, a remarkable diplopod from Guyana taken from an unknown habitat, was restudied from type material. Based on some rare traits (erect metatergal spines; swollen distal parts of most tibiae plus the basal parts of the tarsi; apical part of most tarsi with numer-ous long but stiff setae instead of a claw) and unique (extruding tubiform spiracles; extremely long legs, with the posterior pair per segment being considerably longer than the anterior one; legs and sternites beset with ramose, tree-like setae) as well as some circumstantial evidence derived from fossils and a few Recent taxa, the mode of life and the environment in this species are presumed as climbing on humid vegetation and/or swimming/gliding on the water surface in floodplains or savannahs,by all means in very close if not direct contact with water.

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Fragmenta Faunistica

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108

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oai:rcin.org.pl:54281 ; 10.3161/00159301FF2000.43.9.097

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MiIZ PAN, call no. P.256, T. 43 nr 9 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. P.4664, T. 43 nr 9 ; click here to follow the link

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eng

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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

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Pandirodesmus disparipes Guyana Polydesmida myriapods Nearctic (region) species biology morphology British Guiana Myriapoda Diplopoda plastron millipedes structure Neotropics ecology

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Fragmenta Faunistica
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Nr 9 (2000) : Notes on the unique structure of the spiracles and legs in Pandirodesmus disparipes Silvestri, 1932 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), with some possible implications concerning its mode of life / Adis, Joachim ; Golovatch, Sergei I.	Feb 4, 2025

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