Lophoturus madecassus explained

Lophoturus madecassus is a species of bristle millipede in the family Lophoproctidae. Adults in this species, unlike those in all other species in this family, have only 11 pairs of legs rather than the typical 13 pairs of legs.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.

Notes and References

1. Enghoff. Henrik. Golovatch. Sergei. Short. Megan. Stoev. Pavel. Wesener. Thomas. 2015-01-01. Diplopoda — taxonomic overview. Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. en. 363–453. 10.1163/9789004188273_017.