Plumatyla humerosa
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| Plumatyla humerosa | |
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| A white Plumatyla humerosa millipede crawls on the floor of Lava River Cave | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Family: | Conotylidae |
| Genus: | Plumatyla |
| Species: | P. humerosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plumatyla humerosa (Loomis, 1943) | |
Plumatyla humerosa is a millipede species found in mines, as well as lava tube and limestone caves of northern California and south-central Oregon.[1] It belongs to the family Conotylidae.[1] The millipede is likely a troglophile with a white carapace and observed in lava caves though it may inhabit crevices as well.[2][3] P. humerosa is observed frequenting areas with mold or bat feces on the cave floors.[2] Taracus marchingtoni has been observed feeding on P. humerosa within cave habitat.[4]