Talk:Motyxia

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8 or 10 species[edit]

Which is correct 8 or 10 species. A new species was added per the article. This article sates there are 10 known species, with no reference. The article states there are 8 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/150504-glowing-millipedes-evolution-insects-animals-california Jcardazzi (talk) 16:24, 5 May 2015 (UTC)jcardazzi[reply]

The most precise answer (as of May 5 2015) would be "9 species and 11 subspecies". In the original paper Nat Geo is discussing, the authors refer to "nominative species", which includes the subspecies M. tularea ollae and M. sequoia alia as well as the nominal races M. tularea tularea and M. sequoia sequoia. See also a list of species and subspecies here. Some millipede researchers seem to use species and subspecies nearly synonymously, and somewhat vaguely: statements like "the family X contains 100 species and subspecies" are not uncommon in literature, possibly allowing for the possibility of future elevation of subspecies to full species, or other taxonomic changes (this study also found evidence that M. tularea ollae and M. sequoia alia are more closely related to each other than to their respective nominal subspecies, but no additional taxonomic changes were made). --Animalparty-- (talk) 17:15, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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