Brachoria dentata, the Pennington Gap mimic millipede, is an Appalachian mimic millipede in the Xystodesmidae family.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Genus: | Brachoria |
| Species: | B. dentata
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| Brachoria dentata Keeton, 1959[1]
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It is common in Eastern United States mixed mesophytic deciduous forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.[2]
Similar to Apheloria virginiensis corrugata and several co-occurring Brachoria species, it is boldly patterned black and yellow or red. It is distinguished from other species in the genus by the presence and placement (cephalic side) of the cingulum on the telopodite of the male gonopod.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Keeton, W. T. (1959). "A revision of the milliped genus Brachoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 109 (3411): 1–58. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.109-3411.1.
- ^ Marek, Paul. "Brachoria dentata". Tree of Life web project. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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