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Apheloria uwharrie Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley, 2025
1865806 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1865806)
accepted
Species
Marek, P. E.; Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tingley, C. (2025). Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5701(3): 315-350., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.4
page(s): 328, Figs 9, 15 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 328, Figs 9, 15 [details] Available for editors
Holotype MPE03855, geounit South Carolina
Holotype MPE03855, geounit South Carolina [details]
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition, and derived from the northernmost localities of A.
uwharrie in the Uwharrie...
uwharrie in the Uwharrie...
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition, and derived from the northernmost localities of A.
uwharrie in the Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina. The Uwharrie Mountains are inselbergs formed by erosion of ancient terrains and are a rich repository of unusual and rare biological, geological and archaeological heritage (Lewis 2023). [details]
uwharrie in the Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina. The Uwharrie Mountains are inselbergs formed by erosion of ancient terrains and are a rich repository of unusual and rare biological, geological and archaeological heritage (Lewis 2023). [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2026). MilliBase. Apheloria uwharrie Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1865806 on 2026-02-26
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Marek, P. E.; Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tingley, C. (2025). Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5701(3): 315-350., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.4
page(s): 328, Figs 9, 15 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shelley, R. M. (2000). Annotated checklist of the millipeds of North Carolina (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with remarks on the genus Sigmoria Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 116(3): 177-205
page(s): 193; note: Listed as Apheloria "species." [details]
additional source Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003
page(s): 7; note: Listed as Apheloria "Myrtle Beach." [details] Available for editors
page(s): 328, Figs 9, 15 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shelley, R. M. (2000). Annotated checklist of the millipeds of North Carolina (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with remarks on the genus Sigmoria Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 116(3): 177-205
page(s): 193; note: Listed as Apheloria "species." [details]
additional source Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003
page(s): 7; note: Listed as Apheloria "Myrtle Beach." [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MPE03855, geounit South Carolina [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition, and derived from the northernmost localities of A.uwharrie in the Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina. The Uwharrie Mountains are inselbergs formed by erosion of ancient terrains and are a rich repository of unusual and rare biological, geological and archaeological heritage (Lewis 2023). [details]
