Xystocheir dissecta

Xystocheir dissecta is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Xystocheir dissecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae
Genus: Xystocheir
Species:
X. dissecta
Binomial name
Xystocheir dissecta
(Wood, 1867)

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Xystocheir dissecta:

  • Xystocheir dissecta dissecta (Wood, 1867)
  • Xystocheir dissecta microrama Shelley, 1996
  • Xystocheir dissecta taibona Chamberlin, 1912

References

  1. "Xystocheir dissecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Xystocheir dissecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.

External resources

PBS Digital Studios | Deep Look on YouTube : This Millipede and Beetle Have a Toxic Relationship


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