Ommatoiulus avatar is a species of European millipede in the family Julidae. Individuals are known from Andalusia, southern Spain. Individuals are 25 to 38 mm (0.98 to 1.50 in) long. Color in alcohol preserved specimens is brownish with yellowish and black marbling on the dorsal surface. O. avatar was described in 2015, with the aid of X-ray microtomography that produced a three-dimensional digital model, becoming the first millipede described from reference to physical type specimens as well as virtual models, known as "cybertypes".[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Julida |
| Family: | Julidae |
| Genus: | Ommatoiulus |
| Species: | O. avatar
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| Ommatoiulus avatar Akkari & Enghoff, 2015
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References edit
- ^ Akkari, Nesrine; Enghoff, Henrik; Metscher, Brian D. (2015). "A New Dimension in Documenting New Species: High-Detail Imaging for Myriapod Taxonomy and First 3D Cybertype of a New Millipede Species (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)". PLOS ONE. 10 (8): e0135243. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1035243A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135243. PMC 4550252. PMID 26309113.
- ^ Geggel, Laura (26 Aug 2015). "What's Blue with Legs All Over? New 3D Avatar Millipede". LiveScience.com.
External links edit
Media related to Ommatoiulus avatar at Wikimedia Commons- Video of 3D cybertypes on YouTube
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