Galapagos Species Database
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Orthomorpha coarctata
Known for its population explosions in the rainy season. The impacts of these explosions is unknown. Occurs in all vegetation zones from arid zone to summit fern-sedge zone except in the littoral zone.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Diplopoda
Order
Polydesmida
Suborder
Paradoxosomatidea
Family
Paradoxosomatidae
Section
Orthomorphini
Genus
Orthomorpha
Species
coarctata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Asiomorpha coarctata (De Saussure, 1860);
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1957
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela (Volcán Sierra Negra, Volcán Alcedo), San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Baert, L. Herrera, H.W. (2013) The Myriapoda of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla) Belgian Journal of Entomology 14 :1-49
- Baert, L.L. (2000) Invertebrate research overview: 1. Terrestrial arthropods. Science for conservation in Galapagos. Bulletin de L'institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 70:23-25.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Orthomorpha coarctata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20240. Accessed 2 November 2026.