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Gigaxytes gigas (Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994)
1328232 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1328232)
accepted
Species
Desmoxytes gigas Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994 · unaccepted
(of Desmoxytes gigas Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994) Golovatch, S. I.; Enghoff, H. (1994). Review of the dragon millipede, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). Steenstrupia, 20(2): 1-71. Copenhagen
page(s): 56 [details]
page(s): 56 [details]
Type locality contained in Thailand
type locality contained in Thailand [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2024). MilliBase. Gigaxytes gigas (Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994). Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1328232 on 2025-04-11
original description
(of Desmoxytes gigas Golovatch & Enghoff, 1994) Golovatch, S. I.; Enghoff, H. (1994). Review of the dragon millipede, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). Steenstrupia, 20(2): 1-71. Copenhagen
page(s): 56 [details]
new combination reference Srisonchai, R.; Enghoff, H.; Likhitrakarn, N.; Panha, S. (2018). A revision of dragon millipedes III: the new genus Gigaxytes gen. nov., with the description of three new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (463)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.463
page(s): page 15, Figs 3, 9–13, 24; note: Only known from Thailand [details] Available for editors
page(s): 56 [details]
new combination reference Srisonchai, R.; Enghoff, H.; Likhitrakarn, N.; Panha, S. (2018). A revision of dragon millipedes III: the new genus Gigaxytes gen. nov., with the description of three new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (463)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.463
page(s): page 15, Figs 3, 9–13, 24; note: Only known from Thailand [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Collum usually with 5+5 cones/spines in anterior row, 3+3 cones/spines in intermediate row and 4+4 cones/spines in posterior row. Similar in this respect to G. parvoterga. Differs from this species by having paraterga longer; the degree of elevation of paraterga higher; male femora 5, 6 and 7 unmodifi ed. [details]
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Image from synonym
