Galapagos Species Database
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Rhinotus purpureus
Widespread eyeless species. Found in soil. Agricultural and Miconia zones.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Diplopoda
Order
Polyzoniida
Family
Siphonotidae
Genus
Rhinotus
Species
purpureus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1986
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
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- Peck, S.B. Shear, W.A. (2000) New Records of Myriapoda (Centipedes and Millipedes) from the Galapagos Islands. Noticias de Galapagos 61: 14-16.
- Shear, W.A. Peck, S.B. (1987) Millipeds (Diplopoda) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Can. J. Zool. 65(11): 2640-2645.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhinotus purpureus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13969. Accessed 31 October 2026.