Orthomorpha

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Orthomorpha
Orthomorpha picturata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Subfamily: Paradoxosomatinae
Tribe: Orthomorphini
Genus: Orthomorpha
Bollman, 1893[1]
Type species
Polydesmus beaumontii
Le Guillou, 1841
Species

c. 50 (see text)

Native range of Orthomorpha

Orthomorpha is a genus of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae containing approximately 50 species distributed in Southeast Asia.

Species of Orthomorpha possess 20 body segments and range from 15–50 mm long as adults. They range from 1.1–3.1 mm in body width, with prominent paranota (lateral keels) extending the width to 1.5–6.7 mm. Base coloration varies from brown to black, with brightly colored paranota and markings in various shades of yellow, orange, and brown, which becomes fainter in alcohol-preserved specimens. Some species have prominent bumps or "tubercles" on their dorsal metatergal segments.[2]

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