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Oxidus gracilis (Koch, 1847)

Found by Peck & Peck in caves. Spread through commerce.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Diplopoda

Order
Polydesmida

Suborder
Paradoxosomatidea

Family
Paradoxosomatidae

Genus
Oxidus

Species
gracilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1986

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • Peck, S.B. Kulalova-Peck, J. (1986) Preliminary summary of the subterranean fauna of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Part I. Introduction and Non-Insect invertebrates. Proc. 9th Intnl. Congr. Speleology, Barcelona 2: 164-166.
  • Peck, S.B. Peck, J. (1986) The Galapagos Islands. Volcanic caves and cave fauna of the Galapagos Islands. The Canadian Caver 18(1): 42-49.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Oxidus gracilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14301. Accessed 30 October 2026.