Glomeris transalpina, is a species of pill millipede within the genus Glomeris and family Glomeridae.[1]

Glomeris transalpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Glomeris
Species:
G. transalpina
Binomial name
Glomeris transalpina
C. L. Koch, 1836
Synonyms
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  • Glomeris alpina Am Stein, 1855
  • Glomeris annulata transalpina C. L. Koch, 1836
  • Glomeris europaea striata var. transalpina (C. L. Koch, 1836)
  • Glomeris transalpina var. didierensis Verhoeff, 1932
  • Glomeris transalpina var. transalpina C. L. Koch, 1836
  • Glomeris transalpina var. varallensis Verhoeff, 1936

Distribution and habitat

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Glomeris transalpina is native to Europe, where it can be found within the countries of Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.[2] G. transalpina is a high-altitude species,[3] inhabiting alpine habitats within the Alps mountain range.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Glomeris transalpina C. L. Koch, 1836". Millibase. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  2. ^ "Glomeris transalpina C.L.Koch, 1836". Fauna Europaea. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ Wesener, Thomas. (2018). An integrative and citizen science based approach to the rediscovery and redescription of the only known high-altitude endemic Pill Millipede, Glomeris aurita Koch (Diplopoda, Glomerida). PeerJ. 6. e5569. 10.7717/peerj.5569.
  4. ^ "Glomeris transalpina C.L.Koch, 1836". Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (France). 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-02.