Data from: 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)

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 avatar n. 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.

我们综述了当前应用于多足类分类学的前沿研究方法，并首次描述了一种马陆新种——奥马陆属（Ommatoiulus）avatar新种（异马陆科Julidae），采用高分辨率X射线显微断层扫描技术（microCT）作为传统形态学检视的重要辅助手段。我们展示了该物种正模与副模标本的三维模型，并探讨了这一非破坏性技术在记录马陆及其他生物新物种方面的应用潜力。本研究的microCT数据已上传至开放数据仓储库Dryad，成为首个正式发表的马陆数字化模式标本（cybertype）。