Distribution of the Chuuk Islands Giant Millipede, Acladocricus setigerus (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae), and Identification of Its Defensive Compounds

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dc.contributor.author Buden, Donald W.
dc.contributor.author Attygalle, Athula
dc.contributor.author Wu, Xiaogang
dc.date.accessioned 2008-10-06T06:12:23Z
dc.date.available 2008-10-06T06:12:23Z
dc.date.issued 2004-10
dc.description.abstract The spirobolidan millipede Acladocrieus setigerus (Silvestri, 1897) grows to at least 155 mm long and is so far known only from Chuuk Islands, Micronesia. It occurs mainly in well-shaded habitats, usually on the forest floor and on tree trunks. It sprays defensive secretions from paired, lateral ozopores on trunk segments; the major compounds, identified here for the first time, are benzoquinones. The secretion stains human skin a reddish brown and causes a slight burning sensation, occasionally followed by slight blistering and exfoliation.
dc.identifier.citation Buden DW, Attygale A, Wu X. Distribution of the Chuuk Islands Giant Millipede, Acladocricus setigerus (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae), and identification of its defensive compounds. Pac Sci 58(4): 625-636.
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2747
dc.language.iso en-US
dc.publisher University of Hawai'i Press
dc.title Distribution of the Chuuk Islands Giant Millipede, Acladocricus setigerus (Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae), and Identification of Its Defensive Compounds
dc.type Article
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