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MilliBase taxon details

Desmethus Chamberlin, 1922

Desmethus setifer

AphiaID

891418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:891418)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Desmethus setifer Chamberlin, 1922 accepted as Desmethus setifer (Chamberlin, 1922) (type by original designation)

Parent

Platydesmidae De Saussure, 1860

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Species Desmethus chiriquensis Loomis, 1964
Species Desmethus setifer (Chamberlin, 1922)
Species Desmethus setifer Chamberlin, 1922 accepted as Desmethus setifer (Chamberlin, 1922)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Chamberlin, R. V. (1922). The millipeds of Central America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 60(2403): 1-75. Washington D.C., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7527837
page(s): 6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Desmethus Chamberlin, 1922. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891418 on 2025-07-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-12-20 08:40:13Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2017-09-01 12:54:16Z

changed

Spelda, Jörg

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original description Chamberlin, R. V. (1922). The millipeds of Central America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 60(2403): 1-75. Washington D.C., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7527837
page(s): 6 [details]

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Desmethus setifer

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