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Basic information
Narceus americanus
American giant millipede
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMillipedes
FamilySpirobolid Millipedes
GenusNarceus
- English name
- American giant millipede
- Alternative names
- Amerikanischer Riesentausendfüßer, Iron worm, Nordamerikanischer Riesentausendfüßer, Worm millipede
- Synonyms
- Arctobolus dolleyi, Iulus americanus, Iulus palmiger, Julus americaeborealis, Julus americanus, Julus incertus, Narceus americanusann, Narceus atratus, Narceus melanior, Narceus oklahomae, Narceus ramstadti, Narceus tinctorius, Spirobolus atratus, Spirobolus dolleyi, Spirobolus melanior, Spirobolus oklahomae, Spirobolus pensacolae, Spirobolus ramstadti, Spirobolus woodi, Spirostreptus woodi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Agricultural, Anthropogenic, Cave, City, Coastal plain, Forest, Lake, Mountain, Mountain pass, Prairie, Swamp
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Plant litter, Terrestrial
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Algae, Coprophage, Detritus, Feces, Fungi, Leaves, Microorganisms, Wood
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6S4NT · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d