Marine Species Traits - Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975

Traits taxon details

Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975

Docodesmus coxalis

AphiaID

938330 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:938330)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Docodesmus Cook, 1896

Original name

Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Loomis, H. F. (1975). New millipeds in a noteworthy collection from Jamaica. Florida Entomologist, 58: 167-185
page(s): 170 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=938330 on 2026-01-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=938330 on 2026-01-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-01-19 09:46:04Z

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original description Loomis, H. F. (1975). New millipeds in a noteworthy collection from Jamaica. Florida Entomologist, 58: 167-185
page(s): 170 [details]

additional source Sierwald, P.; Bond, J. E.; Gurda, G. T. (2005). The millipede type specimens in the Collections of the Field Museum of Natural History (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Zootaxa, 1005: 3-61, available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1005.1.1/8674
page(s): 30; note: type data [details]

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 483 [details]

Definitions

From editor or global species database

Docodesmus coxalis