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title: "Pink Feather Boa Millipede"
description: "Gosodesmus claremontus — Otros animales. Gosodesmus is a genus of platydesmidan millipede, described by Ralph V."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/pink-feather-boa-millipede
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pink Feather Boa Millipede

> Gosodesmus claremontus — Otros animales. Gosodesmus is a genus of platydesmidan millipede, described by Ralph V.

- Scientific name: *Gosodesmus claremontus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 827
- Wikidata: [Q4284470](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4284470)
- iNaturalist taxon: [154915](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154915)

## Names

- en: Pink Feather Boa Millipede

## Countries with the most observations

US (759)

## Summary

Gosodesmus is a genus of platydesmidan millipede, described by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1922, that is widely distributed in the U.S. state of California. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Gosodesmus claremontus, commonly known as the pink feather boa millipede. Individuals vary in color from bright pink to coral, and may possess a black or purple dorsal stripe. Body length ranges from 17 to 27 mm (0.67 to 1.06 in), with up to 81 body segments. Gosodesmus claremontus occurs on the Coast Ranges as well as the Sierra Nevada, and is often found within rotted wood, especially oaks. In 2020, chemist…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosodesmus

## Photo

![Pink Feather Boa Millipede](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pink-feather-boa-millipede/medium.jpg)

Photo: Theo Summer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250212711

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pink-feather-boa-millipede?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).