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Lusitanipus is a genus of millipedes in the family Dorypetalidae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Iberian peninsula; L. alternans is endemic to Portugal and L. xanin is only known from Spain.[2][3] It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 discovery of L. xanin.[3]

Lusitanipus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Callipodida
Family:
Dorypetalidae
Genus:
Lusitanipus

Mauriès, 1978
Species

2, see text

Species

There are currently two species in the genus:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ficha Taxon - IBERFAUNA". iberfauna.mncn.csic.es. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.; Enghoff, Henrik (2015-05-19). "Redescription of Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893) (Diplopoda, Callipoda, Dorypetalidae) and ecological data on its Laboulbeniales ectoparasites in caves". Zootaxa. 3957 (5): 567. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3957.5.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ a b c Gilgado, José Domingo; Martínez-Pillado, Virginia; Prieto, Carlos E. (2020-09-08). "A new green-coloured Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 from the Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (714). doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.714. ISSN 2118-9773.

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