Agathodesmus

Agathodesmus is a genus of millipedes in the family Haplodesmidae, first described by Filippo Silvestri in 1910.[1][2] The type species is A. steeli.[1] Members of this genus are found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, and in New Caledonia.[1]

Agathodesmus
Agathodesmus steeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Haplodesmidae
Genus: Agathodesmus
Silvestri, 1910
Species

See text

Synonyms

Atapogonus Carl, 1926

Taxonomy

In 1926, J. Carl described the same genus as Atopogonus.[3] This name has been regarded as a junior synonym of Agathodesmus following a 2009 paper by Robert Mesibov.[1][4]

Species

The following Agathodesmus species are accepted by WORMS:[5]

  • Agathodesmus adelphus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus aenigmaticus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus agnus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus anici Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus baccatus (Carl, 1926)
  • Agathodesmus bonang Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus bucculentus (Jeekel, 1986)
  • Agathodesmus carorum Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus chandleri Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus gayundah Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus hahnensis Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2009
  • Agathodesmus kerensis Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus kirrama Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus millaa Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus morwellensis Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus parapholeus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus quintanus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus sagma Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus steeli Silvestri, 1910
  • Agathodesmus summus Mesibov, 2013
  • Agathodesmus yuccabinensis Mesibov, 2013

References
  1. "Genus Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. Filippo Silvestri (1910). "Descrizioni preliminari di nuovi generi di Diplopodi. I. Polydesmoidea". Zoologischer Anzeiger (in Latin). 35: 357-364 [362]. ISSN 0044-5231. Wikidata Q119081814.
  3. Johann Carl (1926). "Diplopoden von Neu-Caledonien und den Loyalty-Inseln". Nova Caledonia. Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln. Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie (in German). 4: 369-462 [371]. Wikidata Q72932476.
  4. Robert Mesibov (18 June 2009). "Revision of Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae)". ZooKeys. 12 (12): 87-110 [92]. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.12.206. ISSN 1313-2989. Wikidata Q21192147.
  5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Agathodesmus Silvestri, 1910". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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