Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

Order JULIDA Brandt, 1833

Introduction

Julida are native to the Northern Hemisphere, with a centre of diversity in the Palaearctic Region (Enghoff 1993; Hoffman 1982). Two of 15 julidan families in the recent classification of Enghoff (1991) are represented in Australia by introduced, mainly synathropic, species. The latter include the small, dark and cylindrical millipedes that often occur in large numbers in parks and gardens, and sometimes invade houses. Because they are so familiar, julidans are regarded as "typical" millipedes in urban and suburban Australia, although they are far from typical of our fauna. The defensive secretions of many julidans include benzoquinones (Huth 2000). Other millipedes (and other arthropods) should always be preserved separately from julidans, as benzoquinones can harden alcohol-preserved specimens and stain them a dark red.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2012 05-Mar-2012 MODIFIED
05-Mar-2012 12-May-2010 ADDED
12-Feb-2010 (import)