Defensive Secretions in Callipodella fasciata (LATZEL, 1882; Diplopoda, Callipodida, Schizopetalidae)
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2011
Authors
Makarov, Slobodan E.
Curcic, Bozidar P. M.
Vujisić, Ljubodrag V.

Jadranin, Milka

Tešević, Vele

Vučković, Ivan
Sekulic, Tatjana L.
Curcic, Srecko B.
Mitic, Bojan M.
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The small millipede Callipodella fasciata secretes an earthy smell when disturbed. This secretion was obtained by CH2Cl2 extraction from specimens of both sexes and was identified by GC/MS analyses to be composed of p-cresol (96.5%), phenol (3.5%), and p-ethylphenol (traces). This is the first identification of these compounds in an epigean European callipodidan species and the first report of intergeneric differences in the chemical composition of defensive secretions in callipodidans. These compounds have repellent, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties.
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Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2011, 8, 7, 1284-1289Publisher:
- Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh, Weinheim
Projects:
- Ontogenetic characterization of phylogenetic biodiversity (RS-173038)
- Natural products of wild, cultivated and edible plants: structure and bioactivity determination (RS-172053)
DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201000377
ISSN: 1612-1872
PubMed: 21766449