Biology:Lissodesmus

Short description: Genus of millipedes

Lissodesmus
Lissodesmus nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Dalodesmidae
Genus:	Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920
Synonyms
Australopeltis Johns, 1964 Pseudoprionopeltis (Australopeltis) Johns, 1964

Lissodesmus is a genus of the Dalodesmidae family of Millipedes. Species of the genus are found in Australia . They are commonly known as Tasmanian multipedes.

Species

Currently there are 30 accepted species in the genus Lissodesmus according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). A further species was discovered in 2018 from Tasmania, Australia.

• Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus alisonae Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus anas Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus bashfordi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus blackwoodensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus clivulus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus cognatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus cornutus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus devexus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus dignomontis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus gippslandicus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus grampianensis Mesibov, 2008
• Lissodesmus hamatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus horridomontis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus inopinatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus latus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus macedonensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus martini (Carl, 1902)
• Lissodesmus milledgei Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920
• Lissodesmus montanus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus nivalis Mesibov, 2018
• Lissodesmus orarius Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus otwayensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus peninsulensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus plomleyi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus tarrabulga Mesibov, 2006

Former species

• Lissodesmus margaretae Jeekel, 1984 is now accepted as Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984).

External links

• Tasmanian millipedes: Lissodesmus, datafix.com

Wikidata ☰ Q18592097 entry