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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Bristly Millipedes (Polyxenida) » Polyxenidae

Family Polyxenidae

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited
Soft Millipede - Polyxenus lagurus Mother-lode of tufted millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus Bristly millipede - Polyxenus Bristly millipede - Polyxenus Polyxenus lagurus Millipede - Polyxenus mystery class of arthropoda; collembola-like but with 4 or 5 leg pairs - Polyxenus Bristly Millipede - Polyxenus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polyxenida (Bristly Millipedes)
Family Polyxenidae
Other Common Names
Pincushion millipedes, bristle millipedes, fuzzy millipedes
Explanation of Names
Polyxenidae Lucas 1840
Numbers
6 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), ~100 spp. in 9 genera total(2)
Works Cited
1.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
2.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 3 June, 2005 - 9:06pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, James Bailey
Last updated 1 November, 2023 - 6:13pm

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