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.