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Genus Polydesmus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polydesmida (Flat-backed Millipedes)
Family Polydesmidae
Genus Polydesmus
Explanation of Names
Polydesmus Latreille 1802
Numbers
14 spp. in our area (all adventive), ~180 spp. total(1)
Works Cited
1.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
Contributed by tom murray on 6 March, 2007 - 3:08pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, v belov
Last updated 1 November, 2023 - 7:29pm

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