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Illacme tobini
Illacme tobini
General information
Universe Real Life
Classification Illacme tobini
Species type Tube Bearer Millipede
Homeworld Earth
Intelligence Non-sapient
Biochemistry Carbon-based lifeform
Discovered 2016
Biological information
Reproduction Sexual; lays eggs
Locomotion Crawling on hundreds of legs
Feeding behavior Mycophagous
Prey Fungi
Distinctive features Up to 414 legs
Skin color Albino
Lineage information
Subspecies Illacme plenipes
Related species Nematozonium filum (presumed)
Cultural information
Sociocultral characteristics
Scientific taxonomy
Planet Earth
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Infrakingdom Bilateria
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Myriapoda
Class Diplopoda
(Millipedes)
Subclass Chilognatha
Infraclass Helminthomorpha
Order Siphonophorida
Family Siphonorhinidae
Genus Illacme
Species tobini
Other information
First sighting October 2016

The Illacme tobini is a species of blind siphonorhinid millipede indigenous to California and possibly Mexico. These tiny millipedes lack pigmentation and they possess oddly-designed mouthparts that suggest that they feed exclusively on fungi. Despite their small size, they have up to 414 legs, as well as 200 poison glands. Males possess four penii.

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