Causeyella youngsteadtorum

Causeyella youngsteadtorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Family: Trichopetalidae
Genus: Causeyella
Species: C. youngsteadtorum
Binomial name
Causeyella youngsteadtorum
Shear, 2003 [1]

Causeyella youngsteadtorum, Youngsteadt's cave millipede, is a ghostly white millipede, first collected in 1976 by Norman and Jean Youngsteadt, but not recognized as a new species until 2003.[1] It has been found in seven caves in Boone and Searcy counties in Arkansas.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 321: 1–36.
  2. "Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science". The Nature Conservancy. 2004-04-07.


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