Causeyella youngsteadtorum
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| Causeyella youngsteadtorum Shear, 2003 [1] |
Causeyella youngsteadtorum, Youngsteadt's cave millipede, is a ghostly white millipede, first collected in 1976 by an unknown caver, but not recognized as a new speces until 2004. It has been found in seven caves in Boone and Searcy counties in Arkansas [2].
[edit] References
- ^ William A. Shear (2003). The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea). Zootaxa 321: 1–36.
- ^ "Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science", The Nature Conservancy, 2004-04-07.
