Mammamia profuga is a species of cave-dwellingmillipede in the family Julidae. The only known species of the genus Mammamia, it was described in 2011 from a specimen discovered in a cave in Italy.
Mammamia profuga measures about 26 mm (1 inch) long, and 1.5 mm wide, consisting of around 50 body segments, the last two without legs. The body and legs are pale yellow in color, without markings, and the walking legs are about 2.25 mm long, except for the first pair in males, which are small and hook-like, as in other julidan millipedes. The species completely lacks eyes or ocelli. Like all members of the order Julida, mature males have two pairs of highly modified legs, the gonopods, consisting of the 8th and 9th pair, and in Mammamia the anterior (forward-most) gonopods are slightly longer than the posterior gonopods.[1]
Discoveryedit
Mammamia profuga was described from a single male specimen collected from a cave in Taranto Province, Italy in 1964. It was described as a new genus and species in 2011 by a team of Danish and Bulgarian scientists.[1]
Etymologyedit
The genus name Mammamia derives from the Italian expression "Mamma mia!" in reference to the "astonishing" features, including eyelessness and unique feature of the gonopods. The species name profuga is Latin for "homeless" or "refugee", a reference to the fact that the cave the species was discovered in was subsequently destroyed.[1]
See alsoedit
Titanophyllum, another European cave-dwelling millipede described along with Mammamia
^ abcAkkari, N.; Stoev, P.; Enghoff, H. (2011). "Two new cavernicolous genera of Julidae (Diplopoda , Julida), with notes on the tribe Brachyiulini and on julid subanal hooks and anchors". ZooKeys (114): 1–14. doi:10.3897/zookeys.114.1490. PMC3130342. PMID 21976993.
April 18, 2024
mammamia, television, program, other, uses, disambiguation, profuga, species, cave, dwelling, millipede, family, julidae, only, known, species, genus, described, 2011, from, specimen, discovered, cave, italy, gonopods, profugascientific, classificationkingdom,. For the television program see Mammamia For other uses see Mammamia disambiguation Mammamia profuga is a species of cave dwelling millipede in the family Julidae The only known species of the genus Mammamia it was described in 2011 from a specimen discovered in a cave in Italy MammamiaThe gonopods of M profugaScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum MyriapodaClass DiplopodaOrder JulidaFamily JulidaeGenus MammamiaAkkari Stoev amp Enghoff 2011Type speciesMammamia profugaAkkari Stoev amp Enghoff 2011 Contents 1 Description 2 Discovery 3 Etymology 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp Mammamia profuga measures about 26 mm 1 inch long and 1 5 mm wide consisting of around 50 body segments the last two without legs The body and legs are pale yellow in color without markings and the walking legs are about 2 25 mm long except for the first pair in males which are small and hook like as in other julidan millipedes The species completely lacks eyes or ocelli Like all members of the order Julida mature males have two pairs of highly modified legs the gonopods consisting of the 8th and 9th pair and in Mammamia the anterior forward most gonopods are slightly longer than the posterior gonopods 1 Discovery editMammamia profuga was described from a single male specimen collected from a cave in Taranto Province Italy in 1964 It was described as a new genus and species in 2011 by a team of Danish and Bulgarian scientists 1 Etymology editThe genus name Mammamia derives from the Italian expression Mamma mia in reference to the astonishing features including eyelessness and unique feature of the gonopods The species name profuga is Latin for homeless or refugee a reference to the fact that the cave the species was discovered in was subsequently destroyed 1 See also editTitanophyllum another European cave dwelling millipede described along with Mammamia Trichopetalum whitei a North American cave dwelling millipedeReferences edit a b c Akkari N Stoev P Enghoff H 2011 Two new cavernicolous genera of Julidae Diplopoda Julida with notes on the tribe Brachyiulini and on julid subanal hooks and anchors ZooKeys 114 1 14 doi 10 3897 zookeys 114 1490 PMC 3130342 PMID 21976993 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mammamia amp oldid 1173545517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
