Illacme plenipes female with 170 segments and 662 legs (specimen # SPC000931). Top inset, 2× magnified view of posterior segments with corkscrew-shaped metenteron visible through cuticle; bottom inset, 3× magnified illustration of corkscrew-shaped metenteron. Scale bar 1 mm.
Marek, P.; Shear, W.; Bond, J. (2012)
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Marek, P.; Shear, W.; Bond, J. (2012). "A redescription of the leggiest animal, the millipede Illacme plenipes, with notes on its natural history and biogeography (Diplopoda, Siphonophorida, Siphonorhinidae)". ZooKeys 241: 77. doi:10.3897/zookeys.241.3831.