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Pseudopolydesmus serratus

(Say, 1821)

Flat-backed Millipede

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117464

Element CodeITUNI61040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassDiplopoda

OrderPolydesmida

FamilyPolydesmidae

GenusPseudopolydesmus

Synonyms

Polydesmus serratusSay, 1821

Concept Reference

Hoffman, R. L. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Special Publication No. 8., Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia. 584 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date1989-07-28

Change Date1989-07-28

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes

Roadless Areas (6)

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rocky Mountain	Chattahoochee National Forest	4,269

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Laurel Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	5,683

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759

Virginia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Laurel Fork	George Washington National Forest	9,967
Ramseys Draft Addition	George Washington National Forest	12,781
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

References (1)

Hoffman, R. L. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Special Publication No. 8., Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia. 584 pp.