Biology:Platydesmidae
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Short description: Family of millipedes
| Platydesmidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Platydesmida |
| Family: | Platydesmidae |
Platydesmidae is a family of millipede in the order Platydesmida. There are at least 2 genera and more than 30 described species in Platydesmidae.[1][2][3]
Genera
These two genera belong to the family Platydesmidae:
- Desmethus Chamberlin, 1922
- Platydesmus Lucas, 1843
References
- ↑ "Platydesmidae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=569010. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Platydesmidae". https://www.gbif.org/species/4017. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ Shelley, R. M.. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Nadiplochilo.aspx. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- Brewer, M. S.; Sierwald, P.; Bond, J. E. (2012). "Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group". PLOS ONE 7 (5): e37240. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. PMID 22615951. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...737240B.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review". Soil Organisms 81: 565–597. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/soilorganisms/volume_81_3/24_golovatch.pdf. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Sierwald, Petra; Bond, Jason E. (2007). "Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny". Annual Review of Entomology 52: 401–420. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. PMID 17163800.
Wikidata ☰ Q4308647 entry
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