Species Profile
Archispirostreptus gigas
Giant African millipede
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassDiplopoda
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Large terrestrial millipede inhabiting forest floors.
Slow-moving detritivore important in decomposition.
Size & Structure
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Very long cylindrical body
02
Dark brown to black colour
03
Each segment bears two pairs of legs
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Hard, smooth exoskeleton
Archispirostreptus gigas — 3D Model
No 3D model available
General Features
- Coelom
- Coelomate
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Protostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Present
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral symmetry
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete digestion
- Nervous system
- Paired ventral nerve cord
- Excretory organ
- Malpighian tubules
- Body temperature
- Poikilothermic (stenohaline)
- Circulatory type
- Open circulatory system
- Development type
- Direct development
- Respiratory type
- Tracheal respiration
- Mode of excretion
- Uricotelism
- Circulation system
- Open
- Skeleton structure
- Exoskeleton
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Detritivore feeding on decaying plant matter
Enhances soil aeration
Important decomposer in ecosystems
Economic Importance
Used in soil ecology studies
Pet trade and educational exhibits
Contributes to nutrient recycling