Order Spirobolida

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited

North American Millipede - Narceus americanus

Narceus americanus - giant millipede - Narceus americanus

Red and black millipedes (Narceus americanus) - Narceus americanus

Diplopoda: Narceus americanus? - Narceus americanus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Spirobolida

Numbers

About 35 species occur north of Mexico. (1)

Identification

Have only one pair of legs on the fifth ring; other millipedes have two pairs. The male's sex organs (gonopods) are hidden in a pouch. (1)

Internet References

Families in this Order

Works Cited

1.	Spiders and Their Kin: A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press By Herbert W. Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Nicholas Strekalovsky

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 16 April, 2005 - 7:11pm
Last updated 5 October, 2005 - 3:56pm

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