Illacme is a genus of millipedes in the family Siphonorhinidae. It includes three species. Illacme plenipes was first described in 1928 from San Benito County, California, and rediscovered in 2005. In 2016, Illacme tobini was described based on a single male specimen collected in 2006 from Lange Cave, in Sequoia National Park, 240 km (150 mi) east of the known habitat for I. plenipes.[1] In 2018, Illacme socal was discovered in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park. [2]

Illacme
A female Illacme plenipes with 618 legs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Siphonophorida
Family: Siphonorhinidae
Genus: Illacme
Cook & Loomis, 1928
Species

Illacme are detritovores and break down dead plant matter before eventually returning it to the soil.

References

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  1. ^ Marek, Krejca & Shear 2016, p. 4.
  2. ^ Corinne Purtill (2023-07-13). "Meet the 486-legged creature found in an L.A. area park". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

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