Glomeris balcanica, also known as the Balkan pill millipede, is a species of pill millipede within the family Glomeridae and order Glomerida.[1]

Glomeris balcanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species:
G. balcanica
Binomial name
Glomeris balcanica
Verhoeff, 1906
Synonyms
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  • Glomeris balcanica latemarginata Attems, 1927
  • Glomeris bureschi Verhoeff, 1926
  • Glomeris bureschi latemarginata Attems
  • Glomeris bureschi var. olympiaca Verhoeff, 1926
  • Glomeris bureschi var. sakarensis Verhoeff, 1926
  • Glomeris hahni Lang, 1935
  • Glomeris latemarginata Attems, 1927
  • Glomeris rhodopina Verhoeff, 1937
  • Glomeris rhodopina kaloferensis Verhoeff, 1937

Distribution and habitat

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Glomeris balcanica possesses a limited range within South-eastern Europe, where the species can be found in Bulgaria, Italy, North Macedonia and European Turkey.[2] G. balcanica lives in Mediterranean climates where it inhabits the leaf litter of Quercus coccifera forests.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Glomeris balcanica Verhoeff, 1906". Millibase. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Glomeris balcanica Verhoeff, 1906". Fauna Europaea. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ Iatrou, George & Stamou, George. (2015). Respiration metabolism of Glomeris balcanica at a constant temperature. 10.13140/RG.2.1.1814.7286.