Overview
Comprehensive Description
Additional information
Under kelp on ocean beaches in Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Cheng, L. (Ed.) (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1664
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Distribution
Western Mediterranean, British coast and one Swedish Record (Kime, 1990); may have been introduced to NW Europe (Kime, 1999). Coast of USA (Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut) to which it may have been introduced (Enghoff, 1987)
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Atlantic Coast of United States of America, East Coast of England, Isle of Man, Mediterranean Sea, North East Atlantic, North West Atlantic, Sweden, West Coast of England
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Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Ecology
Habitat
On beaches, under algae, in shingle, etc. Not always easy to find.
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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In Cheng (1976) as Thalassiobates littoralis.
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Cheng, L. (Ed.) (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1664
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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Wikipedia
Thalassiobates littoralis
Thalassisobates littoralis is a species of millipede found in coastal habitats on sand or shingle, often hidden under seaweed.[1][2]
References
- ^ " Thalassisobates littoralis (Silvestri, 1903)". World Register of Marine species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151175. Retrieved 16 September, 2012.
- ^ Blower, J Gordon (1985). Millipedes: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Leiden: Backhuys. pp. 98–101. ISBN 9004076980.
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