Draft:Oranmorpha guerinii
Species of Paradoxosomatid
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Oranmorpha guerinii is a species of polydesmid millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae.[1][2][3][4]
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Submission declined on 25 February 2026 by Ethmostigmus (talk). This draft is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires that all content be supported by reliable sources.
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Comment: The vast majority of the article is still unsourced. Cremastra (talk · contribs) 12:56, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: This draft lacks any reliable sources (iNaturalist is user-generated and not a reliable source, see WP:INATURALIST) and has no inline citations besides the single unreliable source cited in the lead. Please review WP:V and WP:RS - MilliBase may be a good starting point for finding reliable sources on this species. Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 23:54, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I am confused. Is it Oranmorpha guerinii or Orthomorpha guerinii? Authorities may disagree. iNaturalist is not definitive. Tankvoy (talk) 22:50, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
| Oranmorpha guerinii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus: | Oranmorpha |
| Species: | O. guerinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Oranmorpha guerinii Gervais, 1836 | |
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Description
Oranmorpha is a small species of Paradoxosomatid. O. guerinii is brown in color and has a dark dorsal stripe along its entire body.
Range
O. guerinii is found throughout the Iberian Peninsula in southern Spain and Portugal and has also been found on the Canary Islands as well as the Balearic Islands.
Habitat
O. guerinii lives in moist soil and is often seen in people's backyards and on farmland.
Ecology
O. guerinii is a detritivore and spends its time foraging for rotting wood and dead leaves.It and mainly other members of its species also benefit the environment as it eats dead plants and makes nitrogen in its feces to feed new plants. It also requires high humidity and damp soil to survive.
Etymology
Oranmorpha is actually a misspelling made by Paul Gervais of the genus Orthomorpha. Orthomorpha is derived from two Greek words (ὀρθός, orthós) meaning straight or upright and (μορφή, morphē) meaning form or shape,which refers to the genus' straight appearance and the equal segments of the animal.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Paul Gervais in 1836 who originally called it Polydesmus. The specific name guerinii was a tribute to his colleague, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville. In the 19th century, it was common practice for naturalists to name new species after each other as a mark of respect or in exchange for providing the specimen. In 1893 it was given the proper genus name Orthomorpha by Charles Bollman.
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