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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Julida » Julidae

Family Julidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited
mating millipedes Millipede - Cylindroiulus Millipede - Ophyiulus pilosus Millipede - Cylindroiulus punctatus Unknown 379A 1304 - Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus mating millipedes - Cylindroiulus Parajulidae ? - Ophyiulus pilosus Millipede - Cylindroiulus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Julida
Family Julidae
Explanation of Names
Julidae Leach 1814
Numbers
a dozen spp. in 4 genera in our area(1), >150 genera of 13 subfamilies total(2)
Identification
obvious segmental striae encircle the body (Rowland Shelley)
Range
native to the Palaearctic (widespread but primarily European); represented in NA only by introduced species, all from Europe. (Dr Rowland Shelley)
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 Tony DiTerlizzi on 7 March, 2007 - 9:38am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 10 November, 2023 - 7:08pm

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