Turdulisoma cf helenreadae Mauriès, 2015
Common name
Maerdy Monster
Status:
Unknown
ID Difficulty
Identification
Another species, about 12 mm long, superficially similar to Craspedosoma rawlinsii, but differing in structure of male gonopods.
Although identical in appearance to T. cf turdulorum, males are readily identified by their distinctive gonopods. A brief description, with figures, is provided by Owen & Gregory (2021).
This appears to be a new species (Jörg Spelda, pers. comm.).
Distribution and Habitat
Found by Christian Owen in December 2016 at a disused colliery site near Maerdy in South Wales, and to date not recorded anywhere else (Owen & Gregory, 2021).
Links
MilliBase - Global catalogue of Millipedes: https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1024803
As reported on the BBC Wales news ~ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39406086
BRC code
44