Causeyella youngsteadtorum

Causeyella youngsteadtorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Chordeumatida
Family:	Trichopetalidae
Genus:	Causeyella
Species:	C. youngsteadtorum
Binomial name
	Causeyella youngsteadtorum; Shear, 2003 [1]

Causeyella youngsteadtorum, Youngsteadt's cave millipede, is a ghostly white millipede, first collected in 1976 by Norman and Jean Youngsteadt, but not recognized as a new species until 2003.[1] It has been found in seven caves in Boone and Searcy counties in Arkansas.[2]

References

William A. Shear (2003). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 321: 1–36.
"Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science". The Nature Conservancy. 2004-04-07. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2007-02-20.

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[Shear,_2003-1] William A. Shear (2003). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 321: 1–36.

[2] "Millipedes Found in Arkansas Caves are New to Science". The Nature Conservancy. 2004-04-07. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2007-02-20.