Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1815)
(Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)
GenusCylindroiulus (a genus of julid snake millipedes)
FamilyJULIDAE (julid snake millipedes)
OrderJULIDA (an order of millipedes)
ClassDIPLOPODA (millipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede) :
1: Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)
24 Mar 2017 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
numerous specimens, under plastic plant trays on wooden benching
Image 1: Adult - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - hind-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Adult - tail - lateral view - magnified - silver background
2: Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)
9 Jun 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under dumped rotting wood
Image 1: Anterior - lateral view - magnifiedImage 2: Lateral view - magnifiedImage 3: Middle of body - lateral view - magnifiedImage 4: Middle of body - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 5: Tail - lateral view - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Storey, M. 2019 Rickia laboulbenioides de Kesel (Laboulbeniales) on Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff) (Julida: Julidae) Bull. Brit. Myr. Grp. Vol 31: 16-20.

Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cylindroiulus punctatus (Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede)
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