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Paeromopus
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Paeromopus

Paeromopus is a genus of large cylindrical millipedes endemic to the U.S. state of California. All species exceed 10 centimeters (4 inches) in length, and the largest, P. paniculus, reaching 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) is the longest millipede species in North America. The genus was named by German entomologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1881 and contains four species: three occupying small ranges in the Sierra Nevada mountains and one occupying a large range including the Sierra Nevada and...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Paeromopus angusticeps

speciesPaeromopus angusticeps

Paeromopus paniculus

speciesPaeromopus paniculus

Paeromopus eldoradus

speciesPaeromopus eldoradus

Paeromopus cavicolens

speciesPaeromopus cavicolens

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84711.