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diplopod

any arthropod of the subclass Diplopoda (class Myriapoda), the millipedes. They have a cylindrical body and two pairs of limbs on each abdominal segment.
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(1923) On chilopods and diplopods from islands in the Gulf of California.
REGISTRO DEL CIEMPIES SCOLOPENDRA POLYMORPHA WOOD, 1861 (CHILOPODA: SCOLOPENDROMORPHA: SCOLOPENDRIDAE) EN LA ISLA MARIA CLEOFAS, OCEANO PACIFICO DE MEXICO
The structure and role of the midgut of diplopods have been described for few species (Bowen, 1968; Nunez and Crawford, 1977; Hubert, 1979b, 1988; Fontanetti and Camargo-Mathias, 1997; Fontanetti et al., 2001; Fantazzini et al., 2002; Camargo-Mathias et al., 2004; Sosinka et al., 2014).
Midgut of the diplopod Urostreptus atrobrunneus: structure, function, and redefinition of hepatic cells/Intestino medio do diplopodo Urostreptus atrobrunneus: estrutura, funcao e redefinicao das celulas hepaticas
Shelley RM (2007) Taxonomy of extant Diplopoda (Millipeds) in the modern era: perspectives for future advancements and observations on the global diplopod community (Arthropoda: Diplopoda).
Guide for the determination of centipedes families (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) from Mexico/Guia para la determinacion de las familias de ciempies (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) de Mexico/Guia para a determinacao de familias de centopeias (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) do Mexico
The relative abundance of Diplopods, which are saprophagous, in Sheff's Woods Preserve, and complete lack of specimens in all burned sites indicates that there are some major groups that may not return until specific elements of the leaf litter layer are re-established.
Macroarthropod leaf litter community recovery after prescribed fire in an east texas mixed hardwood-pine forest
valgum as a predator of diplopods (Cano 1998 cited in Halffter 2003).
Copro-necrophagous beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) diversity in an agroecosystem in Yucatan, Mexico
Typical cryptozoans include isopods (pillbugs, sowbugs, Figure 9-1) and diplopods (millipedes), which feed on dead and decaying plant material and leaf litter.
Chapter 9 Soil organisms. (Section 4 Soil Biological and Biochemical Properties
Previous studies by the author recorded 2 species of diplopods, 1 isopod, carabid beetles, spiders of the genus Meta, plus slugs and oligochaetes (Smithers 1996).
The diet of the cave spider Meta menardi (Latreille 1804) (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)
The photo shows the leaflitter lying on the soil of the El Triunfo Reserve in Mexico, with a conspicuous millipede (diplopods).
The montane equatorial cloud forests
Diets switched apparently from a majority of ants and coleoptera (42% and 18% by biomass respectively) (Davidson, 1956) to diplopods and coleoptera (55% and 8% by biomass) at one site and diplopods, formicids and chilopods (31%, 10%, and 9% by biomass) at yet another (Powders and Tietjen, 1974).
The Contribution of Microartbropods to Aboveground Food Webs: A Review and Model of Belowground Transfer in a Coniferous Forest

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