Californiulus yosemitensis is a species of cylindrical millipede in the family Paeromopodidae that is found in western North America: predominantly in the Sierra Nevada of California but also extending into southeastern Oregon and parts of Nevada.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yosemite Millipede being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Spirobolellus immigrans
- Nanostreptus geayi
- Ommatoiulus sabulosus
- Pachyiulus krivolutskyi
- Megaphyllum unilineatum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Diplopoda
- Order
- Julida
- Family
- Paeromopodidae
- Genus
- Californiulus
- Species
- Californiulus yosemitensis
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