Glomeris pustulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Glomerida |
| Family: | Glomeridae |
| Genus: | Glomeris |
| Species: | G. pustulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Glomeris pustulata (Fabricius, 1781)
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Glomeris pustulata is a species of pill millipede belonging to the genus Glomeris and the family Glomeridae.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Glomeris pustulata possesses a central European distribution and has been recorded within the countries of Poland[2] Germany and Switzerland.[3] Within Poland the species has been found living within Ojców National Park,[2] while in Germany the species has been recorded in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. In Switzerland the species has been recorded within the Jura Mountains.[3]
Habitat[edit]
Glomeris pustulata is a species that thrives in well-preserved deciduous and mixed forests abundant with decaying wood.[2] Specifically, it can be found within mature Quercus[3] and Fagus forests, inhabiting crevices beneath the bark of deceased trees, as well as within the leaf litter and moss surrounding the decaying wood.[2] The species has a preference for high calcium carbonate soils provided by shell limestone areas.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Glomeris pustulata (Fabricius, 1781)". Millibase. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ a b c d Mock, Andrej & Kania, Grzegorz. (2023). Millipedes (Diplopoda) of the Ojców National Park (Poland). Fragmenta Faunistica. 65. 107-119. 10.3161/00159301FF2022.65.2.107.
- ^ a b c d Decker, Peter & Hannig, Karsten. (2008). Erstnachweis von Glomeris pustulata Latreille, 1804 (Diplopoda: Glomerida) für Nordrhein-Westfalen. Schubartiana. 3. 53-56.