Rhachodesmidae

Rhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.[1][2][3]

Rhachodesmidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Suborder: Leptodesmidea
Family: Rhachodesmidae
Carl, 1903

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae:

  • Aceratophallus Carl, 1902
  • Acutangulus Attems, 1898
  • Ceuthauxus Chamberlin, 1942
  • Chromodesmus Loomis, 1977
  • Cornalatus Attems, 1931
  • Curodesmus Chamberlin, 1922
  • Diuncustoma Shelley, 1997
  • Dobrodesmus
  • Euphallus Chamberlin, 1953
  • Metaphallus Chamberlin, 1952
  • Mexidesmus Loomis, 1977
  • Neoleptodesmus Carl, 1903
  • Pararhachistes Pocock, 1909
  • Rhachidomorpha De Saussure, 1860
  • Rhachodesmus Cook, 1895
  • Sakophallus Chamberlin, 1941
  • Strongylodesmus De Saussure, 1859
  • Tancitares Chamberlin, 1942
  • Teinorhachis Loomis, 1961
  • Tiphallus Chamberlin, 1952
  • Unculabes Causey, 1971

References

  1. "Rhachodesmidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. "Rhachodesmidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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