Early Cretaceous amber from south-western France: insight into the Mesozoic litter fauna by Vincent Perrichot

“…This litter-bearing amber exhibits a high diversity of taxa, encompassing 14 of 21 arthropod groups included in this resin: Isopoda, Myriapoda, Acari, Araneae, Pseudoscorpionida, Collembola, Blattodea, Psocoptera, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Heteroptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera, and Diptera. …”
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The occurrence of amphibians in bromeliads from a Southeastern Brazilian restinga habitat, with special reference to Aparasphenodon brunoi (Anura, Hylidae) by TEIXEIRA R. L., SCHINEIDER J. A. P., ALMEIDA G. I.

“…The major groups of prey found in the stomachs were: Insecta, Myriapoda, and Arachnida. Blattodea, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera (only ants) were the main food types in frequency, number, and weight. …”
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An arthropod <it>cis-</it>regulatory element functioning in sensory organ precursor development dates back to the Cambrian by Simpson Pat, Negre Barbara, Ayyar Savita, Stollewerk Angelika

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Through a manual comparison of consensus binding site sequences we have been able to identify a SOPE in UTR sequences of <it>asense</it>-like genes in species belonging to all four arthropod groups (Crustacea, Myriapoda, Chelicerata and Insecta). The SOPEs of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei </it>and the insect <it>Tribolium castaneum </it>are shown to be functional in transgenic <it>Drosophila</it>. …”
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Mass infestation of a rural residential area with millipede larvae: A case report by Jalal Mohammadi, Hossein Faramarzi, Aboozar Soltani

“…The class Diplopoda (the millipedes) is the most abundant and diverse group within the Myriapoda, comprising 15 orders and numerous families. …”
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De novo metatranscriptomic exploration of gene function in the millipede holobiont by Puspendu Sardar, Vladimír Šustr, Alica Chroňáková, František Lorenc, Lucie Faktorová

“…This is the first reported transcriptome assembly of a tropical millipede Telodeinopus aoutii (Demange, 1971), as well as the first study on any Myriapoda holobiont. High-throughput RNA sequencing revealed that Telodeinopus aoutii contained > 90% of the core Arthropoda genes. …”
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A review of the correlation of tergites, sternites, and leg pairs in diplopods by Damen Wim GM, Prpic Nikola-Michael, Janssen Ralf

“…We have previously used the expression patterns of segmentation genes in the pill millipede <it>Glomeris marginata </it>(Myriapoda: Diplopoda) to study millipede segmentation. …”
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Diversity and abundance of macro‐invertebrates on abandoned cattle kraals in a semi‐arid savanna by Justice Muvengwi, Gift Chikorowondo, Monicah Mbiba, Edson Gandiwa

“…Soil nutrients and herbaceous productivity had positive and significant correlations with the dominant taxa (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Isoptera, and Myriapoda) on abandoned kraals. These results add to the growing body of evidence that abandoned kraals exert significant effects on savanna spatial heterogeneity years later, with implications on ecosystem processes and functioning.…”
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Serotonergic neurons in the ventral nerve cord of Chilopoda – a mandibulate pattern of individually identifiable neurons by Andy Sombke, Torben Stemme

“…Our results thus support a sister group relationship of Myriapoda and Tetraconata and, further, a mandibulate ground pattern of individually identifiable serotonin-immunoreactive neurons in the ventral nerve cord. …”
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Worldwide distribution of cave-dwelling Chelodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) by Rodrigo Bouzan, Jackson Means, Kaloyan Ivanov, Rodrigo Ferreira, Antonio Brescovit, Luiz Felipe Iniesta

“…Chelodesmidae is one of the most species rich families within the Myriapoda. However, little is known regarding their association with caves. …”
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The evolution and expression of panarthropod frizzled genes by Ralf eJanssen, Anna eSchönauer, Melanie eWeber, Melanie eWeber, Natascha eTuretzek, Matthias eHogvall, Georgina E. Goss, Neel H. Patel, Alistair Peter McGregor, Maarten eHilbrant, Maarten eHilbrant

“…To compare these findings with other metazoans, we explored the repertoire of fz genes in three panarthropod species: Parasteatoda tepidariorum, Glomeris marginata and Euperipatoides kanangrensis, representing the Chelicerata, Myriapoda and Onychophora respectively. We found that these three diverse panarthropods each have four fz genes, with representatives of all four metazoan fz subfamilies found in Glomeris and Euperipatoides, while Parasteatoda does not have a fz3 gene, but has two fz4 paralogues. …”
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An integrative and citizen science based approach to the rediscovery and redescription of the only known high-altitude endemic Pill Millipede, Glomeris aurita Koch (Diplopoda, Glom... by Thomas Wesener

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Subterranean biodiversity and depth distribution of myriapods in forested scree slopes of Central Europe by Beáta Haľková, Ivan Hadrián Tuf, Karel Tajovský, Andrej Mock

“…Nevertheless, the research of this habitat lags far behind the study of caves and soil, due to technical and time-consuming demands. Data on Myriapoda in scree habitat from eleven localities in seven different geomorphological units of the Czech and Slovak Republics were processed. …”
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Appearance of a transparent protrusion containing two pairs of legs on the apodous ring preceding the anamorphic molt in a millipede, Niponia nodulosa by Soma Chiyoda, Kohei Oguchi, Toru Miura

“…In all millipede species (Myriapoda, Diplopoda), for example, postembryonic processes go through anamorphosis. …”
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Rare and Hungry: Feeding Ecology of the Golden Alpine Salamander, an Endangered Amphibian in the Alps by Emma Centomo, Luca Roner, Marco Salvatori, Paolo Pedrini, Antonio Romano

“…Our results show that the Golden Alpine salamander adopts a generalist feeding strategy with positive selection of few prey categories (e.g., Myriapoda, Hymenoptera except Formicidae). Food preference seems to be driven by size, movement ability and chitinization of the prey. …”
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The Subgenual Organ Complex in Stick Insects: Functional Morphology and Mechanical Coupling of a Complex Mechanosensory Organ by Johannes Strauß, Johannes Strauß, Leif Moritz, Peter T. Rühr

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Complete mitochondrial genomes of two flat-backed millipedes by next-generation sequencing (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) by Yan Dong, Lixin Zhu, Yu Bai, Yongyue Ou, Changbao Wang

“…Last, our phylogenetic analyses recovered the monophyletic Progoneata, subphylum Myriapoda and four internal classes.…”
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The efficiency of pitfall traps as a method of sampling epigeal arthropods in litter rich forest habitats by Johanna SIEWERS, Jens SCHIRMEL, Sascha BUCHHOLZ

“…During the present study pitfall traps of four different designs (covers, wire grids, litter exclosure, open) were tested in terms of their efficiency in capturing ground-dwelling arthropods (Acari, Araneae, Carabidae, Formicidae, Isopoda, Myriapoda, Opiliones) in order to gain a better understanding of the applicability and reliability of pitfall traps in forests. …”
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Millipede genomes reveal unique adaptations during myriapod evolution. by Zhe Qu, Wenyan Nong, Wai Lok So, Tom Barton-Owen, Yiqian Li, Thomas C N Leung, Chade Li, Tobias Baril, Annette Y P Wong, Thomas Swale, Ting-Fung Chan, Alexander Hayward, Sai-Ming Ngai, Jerome H L Hui

“…The Myriapoda, composed of millipedes and centipedes, is a fascinating but poorly understood branch of life, including species with a highly unusual body plan and a range of unique adaptations to their environment. …”
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Alley-cropping system can boost arthropod biodiversity and ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations by Abdul Mutalib, Mohamad Ashraf, Raja Zulkifli, Sanusi, Ruzana Adibah, Tohiran, Kamil A., Terhem, Razak, Moslim, Ramle, Norhisham, Ahmad R., Ashton‐Butt, Adham, Azhar, Badrul

“…Fourteen orders belonging to sub-phylum Insecta, three orders from Arachnida (Araneae; Acarinae; Scorpiones) and two orders from Myriapoda (Chordeumatida; Geophilomorpha). We detected an increase in beta-diversity of oil palm production landscape. …”
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Seven new giant pill-millipede species and numerous new records of the genus Zoosphaerium from Madagascar (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Arthrosphaeridae) by Thomas Wesener, Christina Sagorny

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