Motyxia bistipita (Shelley, 1996:1354)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Xystocheir bistipita Shelley, 1996:1354 (basionym)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1967 (Shelley, 1996; Marek & Moore, 2015)
Rediscovered in: 2013 (Marek & Moore, 2015)
Distribution
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Shelley, R. M. (1996). Revision of the milliped genus Xystocheir Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 74(7): 1336-1363. https://doi.org/10.1139/z96-148
Other references:
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication 8: 1-584 [381].
Marek, Paul E. and Moore, Wendy. (2015). Discovery of a glowing millipede in California and the gradual evolution of bioluminescence in Diplopoda. PNAS 112(20): 6419-6424. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1500014112
Sierwald, P., Decker, P. and Spelda, J. (2024a). MilliBase. Motyxia bistipita (Shelley, 1996). Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1460396 on 2025-04-02
Sierwald, P., Decker, P. and Spelda, J. (2024b). MilliBase. Xystocheir bistipita Shelley, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=937345 on 2025-04-02