Littoral Myriapods - Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)

Myriapods taxon details

Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)

AphiaID

394570 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394570)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Ommatoiulus Latzel, 1884

Orig. name

Julus moreleti Lucas, 1860

Synonymised names

Julus moreleti Lucas, 1860 (basionym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Distribution Originating in Iberian peninsula. Accidentally introduced to Australia (including Tasmania) where it has become a pest species.

Distribution Originating in Iberian peninsula. Accidentally introduced to Australia (including Tasmania) where it has become a pest species. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Myriapods (2018). Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/myriapoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394570 on 2019-02-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-05-06 16:19:32Z

created

Barber, A.D.

2009-05-13 11:59:19Z

changed

Barber, A.D.

2010-07-14 11:50:52Z

changed

Barber, A.D.

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Barber, A. D. (2009). Littoral myriapods. a review. <em>Soil Organisms.</em> 81(3): 735-760. [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Distribution Originating in Iberian peninsula. Accidentally introduced to Australia (including Tasmania) where it has become a pest species. [details]

Ecology Seen in large numbers walking over intertidal sand in NW Tasmania in 2007 (Mesibov, pers.comm.) [details]

Habitat This species is either supralittoral or can be found in the intertidal zone but does not live there naturally [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)