A New Dimension in Documenting New Species: High-Detail Imaging for Myriapod Taxonomy and First 3D Cybertype of a New Millipede Species (Diplopoda,Julida, Julidae) |
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| Authors: | Nesrine Akkari Henrik Enghoff Brian D. Metscher |
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| Affiliation: | 1. 3rd Zoological department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria.; 2. Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100, København Ø–Denmark.; 3. Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria.; Monash University, AUSTRALIA, |
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| Abstract: | We review the state-of-the-art approaches currently applied in myriapod taxonomy, and we describe, for the first time, a new species of millipede (Ommatoiulus avatarn. sp., family Julidae) using high-resolution X-ray microtomography (microCT) as a substantive adjunct to traditional morphological examination. We present 3D models of the holotype and paratype specimens and discuss the potential of this non-destructive technique in documenting new species of millipedes and other organisms. The microCT data have been uploaded to an open repository (Dryad) to serve as the first actual millipede cybertypes to be published. |
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