Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 4 NC Records

Sigmoria tuberosa (Shelley, 1981) - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 468.000 Synonym: Falloria tuberosa
Species Status: Originally described by Shelley (1981) as Sigmoria tuberosa
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, GBIF                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Known only from the type locality in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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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 (1981) described tuberosa as a "cove-inhabiting species"""
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [SH]
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Comments: This species is endemic to North Carolina, where it is known only from historic records from the type localtiy.