Illacme tobini | |||
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General information | |||
Universe | Real Life | ||
Classification | Illacme tobini | ||
Species type | Tube Bearer Millipede | ||
Homeworld | Earth | ||
Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
Discovered | 2016 | ||
Biological information | |||
Reproduction | Sexual; lays eggs | ||
Locomotion | Crawling on hundreds of legs | ||
Feeding behavior | Mycophagous | ||
Prey | Fungi | ||
Distinctive features | Up to 414 legs | ||
Skin color | Albino | ||
Lineage information | |||
Related species | Nematozonium filum (presumed) | ||
Cultural information | |||
Sociocultral characteristics | |||
Scientific taxonomy | |||
Planet | Earth | ||
Domain | Eukaryota | ||
Kingdom | Animalia | ||
Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
Phylum | Arthropoda | ||
Subphylum | Myriapoda | ||
Class | Diplopoda (Millipedes) | ||
Subclass | Chilognatha | ||
Infraclass | Helminthomorpha | ||
Order | Siphonophorida | ||
Family | Siphonorhinidae | ||
Genus | Illacme | ||
Species | tobini | ||
Other information | |||
First sighting | October 2016 |
The Illacme tobini is a species of blind siphonorhinid millipede indigenous to California and possibly Mexico. These tiny millipedes lack pigmentation and they possess oddly-designed mouthparts that suggest that they feed exclusively on fungi. Despite their small size, they have up to 414 legs, as well as 200 poison glands. Males possess four penii.