Gonatotrichus minutus

Gonatotrichus minutus
Gonatotrichus minutus, anterior section
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Siphonophorida
Family: Siphonophoridae
Genus: Gonatotrichus
Species: G. minutus
Binomial name
Gonatotrichus minutus
(Carl, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Siphonophora minuta Carl, 1922

Gonatotrichus minutus is a species of millipede in the family Siphonophoridae, described in 1922 by the Swiss zoologist Johann Carl. The species is endemic to Malaysia. Individuals are very small, around 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long and, 0.7 mm wide, with around 40 body segments. The color is brownish-yellow, with lighter-colored legs. It differs from other Malaysian siphonophorids by its small size, the aspect ratio of its beak and antennae and the shape of the front gonopods.[1]

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