Diplopoda

Translingual

Harpaphe haydeniana (Helminthomorpha)

Etymology

diplo- +‎ -poda

Proper noun

Diplopoda

A taxonomic class within the subphylum Myriapoda – the millipedes.

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Myriapoda - subphylum

Hyponyms

(class): Helminthomorpha, Penicillata, Pentazonia (subclasses)

OR

(class per Ruggiero et al): Chilognatha (Helminthomorpha, Pentazonia - infraclasses), Penicillata - subclasses

References

Millipede on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diplopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diplopoda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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