Biology:Sphaeriodesmidae
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Short description: Family of millipedes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
| Family: | Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869 |
Sphaeriodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Sphaeriodesmidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
Genera
- Bonetesmus Chamberlin, 1942
- Colobodesmus Brolemann, 1905
- Cyclodesmus Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869
- Cylionus Cook, 1898
- Cyphodesmus Peters, 1864
- Desmonus Cook, 1898
- Eusphaeriodesmus Brolemann, 1916
- Haplocyclodesmus Attems, 1940
- Hybocestus Hoffman, 1959
- Ischnosphaeriodesmus Brolemann, 1916
- Lophocyclus Loomis, 1936
- Proeilodesmus Hoffman, 1990
- Sphaeriodesmus Peters, 1864
- Taphrodesmus Silvestri, 1910
- Tetraporosoma
Species
- Sphaeriodesmus filamentosus, Loomis, 1974[6]
References
- ↑ "Sphaeriodesmidae Family Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1041798.
- ↑ "Sphaeriodesmidae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=569034.
- ↑ "Sphaeriodesmidae Overview". http://eol.org/pages/6499/overview.
- ↑ "Browse Sphaeriodesmidae". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/d2c140df99c7c1c70a71000978c41958.
- ↑ Shelley, R.M.. "The myriapods, the world’s leggiest animals". https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Nadiplochilo.aspx.
- ↑ H. F. Loomis (June 1974). "Millipedes from Southern Coast" (PDF). The Florida Entomologist (Miami, Florida) 57 (2): 180. doi:10.2307/3493479. http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/56880/54559. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Further reading
- Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. 59. Pensoft.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History.
- Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
- Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421.
Wikidata ☰ Q6447852 entry
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