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Ordinal-Level Phylogenomics of the Arthropod Class Diplopoda (Millipedes) Based on an Analysis of 221 Nuclear Protein-Coding Loci Generated Using Next-Generation Sequence Analyses
(2013-11-13)
BACKGROUND: The ancient and diverse, yet understudied arthropod class Diplopoda, the millipedes, has a muddled taxonomic history. Despite having a cosmopolitan distribution and a number of unique and interesting characteristics, ...
A biogeographical profile of the sand cockroach Arenivaga floridensis and its bearing on origin hypotheses for Florida scrub biota
(2017-12-11)
Florida scrub is a xeric ecosystem associated with the peninsula’s sand ridges, whose
intermittent Pliocene–Pleistocene isolation is considered key to scrub endemism. One
scrub origin hypothesis posits endemics were ...
Millipede taxonomy after 250 years: classification and taxonomic practices in a mega-diverse yet understudied arthropod group.
(2012-03-15)
BACKGROUND: The arthropod class Diplopoda is a mega-diverse group comprising >12,000 described millipede species. The history of taxonomic research within the group is tumultuous and, consequently, has yielded a questionable ...
Step-wise evolution of complex chemical defenses in millipedes: a phylogenomic approach
(2018-02-16)
With fossil representatives from the Silurian capable of respiring atmospheric oxygen, millipedes
are among the oldest terrestrial animals, and likely the first to acquire diverse and complex chemical defenses against ...