Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 14 NC Records

Sigmoria watauga (Shelley, 1986) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 452.000 Synonym: Dixioria watauga
Species Status: The type locality is Blowing Rock (Shelley and Whitehead, 1986)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, GBIF                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species appears to be endemic to North Carolina and is nearly confined to Watauga County (Shelley and Whitehead, 1986)
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Shelley and Whitehead describe this species as primarily a cove-inhabitant but that also occurs away from stream valleys and is often found in the residential areas of Blowing Rock and Boone
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [S2S3]
State Protection:
Comments: This is a narrowly distributed North Carolina endemic. Although it has fairly broad habitat requirements for a member of this genus, it should be considered of significant conservation concern due to its extremely small range.