A new Colombian species in the milliped genus Psammodesmus, symbiotic host for bryophytes (Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae)

The name Psammodesmus bryophorus is proposed for an ornate platyrhacid milliped discovered in a transitional AndeanPacific montane rainforest in Nariño Department, Colombia. This species is remarkable for being the first milliped known to be host of ectocommensal mosses (10 species belonging to 5 families including especially Pilotrichaceae and Lejeuneaceae) that grow on the milliped’s dorsum The species is likewise of interest in that the male...