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WoRMS taxon details
Polydesmida
- Family Atopogonidae Verhoeff, 1941
- Family Comodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Cylindrodesmidae Pocock, 1898
- Suborder Dalodesmidea
- Family Ergethidae Chamberlin, 1949
- Family Eutynellidae Chamberlin, 1940
- Family Hynidesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Kiusiunidae Verhoeff, 1942
- Suborder Leptodesmidea
- Superfamily Opisotretoidea Hoffman, 1980
- Suborder Polydesmidea
- Suborder Strongylosomatidea
- Family Telonychopodidae Verhoeff, 1951
- Family Anoplodesmidae Pocock, 1909 accepted as Sulciferini Attems, 1898 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Ceratesmidae Chamberlin, 1942 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Chatelaineidae Cook, 1911 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Chytodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Crypturodesmidae Silvestri, 1897 accepted as Oniscodesmidae De Saussure, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Cyclodesmidae Silvestri, 1895 accepted as Sphaeriodesminae Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Decaporodesmidae Kenyon, 1899 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Desmonidae Cook, 1898 accepted as Desmonini Cook, 1898 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Devilleidae Silvestri, 1903 accepted as Devilleini Silvestri, 1903 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Eoromidae Loomis, 1936 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Eroonsomidae Manfredi, 1943 accepted as Eroonsomatini Manfredi, 1943 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Fontariidae Attems, 1926 accepted as Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Haplosomidae Silvestri, 1895 accepted as Haplodesmidae Cook, 1895 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Helodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Helodesminae Cook, 1896 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Hercodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Hylomidae Cook & Loomis, 1924 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Icosidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896 (junior subjective synonym)
- Family Macellolophidae Attems, 1940 accepted as Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895
- Family Mastigonodesmidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff, 1910 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Niponiellidae Verhoeff, 1942 accepted as Niponiini Verhoeff, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Onomatoplanidae Schubart, 1956 accepted as Niponiini Verhoeff, 1931 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Otodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Otodesminae Cook, 1896 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Suborder Paradoxosomatidea accepted as Strongylosomatidea
- Family Peridontodesmidae Pocock, 1909 accepted as Peridontodesmini Pocock, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Pratinidae Schubart, 1939 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Prionopeltidae Verhoeff, 1924 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Pterodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pterodesminae Cook, 1895 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Scytonotidae Cook & Loomis, 1924 accepted as Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Semnosomatidae Brölemann, 1916 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Sigmocheiridae Causey, 1955 accepted as Sigmocheirini Causey, 1955 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Sphaerotrichopodidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896 (junior subjective synonym)
- Family Stiodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Strongylosomatidae Cook, 1895 accepted as Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Family Stylodesmidae Cook, 1895 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Family Thelydesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Thelydesminae Cook, 1896 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Family Trachelorhachidae Silvestri, 1898 accepted as Aphelidesmini Brölemann, 1916 accepted as Aphelidesminae Brölemann, 1916 (unaccepted > unavailable name, type genus name Trachelorhachis preoccupied)
- Family Vanhoeffeniidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896 (junior subjective synonym)
- Family Xyodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Prepodesminae Cook, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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WoRMS (2024). Polydesmida. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394548 on 2024-12-22
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Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]
additional source Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2011). Atlas of European Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) Volume 1 Orders Polyxenida, Glomerida, Platydesmida, Siphonocryptida, Polyzoniida, Callipodida, Polydesmida. <em>Fauna Europaea Evertebrata.</em> 3: 1-282; June 2011.
page(s): 49; note: Globally the polydesmidans comprise the largest order of the Dip l opoda in terms of described species while in Europe they are outnumbered by the Chordeumatida and even more by the Julida. They are t...
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additional source Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2011). Atlas of European Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) Volume 1 Orders Polyxenida, Glomerida, Platydesmida, Siphonocryptida, Polyzoniida, Callipodida, Polydesmida. <em>Fauna Europaea Evertebrata.</em> 3: 1-282; June 2011.
page(s): 49; note: Globally the polydesmidans comprise the largest order of the Dip l opoda in terms of described species while in Europe they are outnumbered by the Chordeumatida and even more by the Julida. They are t...
Globally the polydesmidans comprise the largest order of the Dip l opoda in terms of described species while in Europe they are outnumbered by the Chordeumatida and even more by the Julida. They are true flat-backed millipedes, their wedge shape allowing them to penetrate between the la ye rs of leaves which they consume in the litter of forests and some other habitats. Polydesmidans also insinuate themselves beneath debris or under dead bark where they may seek shelter. The y are frequendy found beneath fallen branches, logs and other dead wood. Small po lydesmidans easily penetrate into the soil or fragmented rocks and many species inhabit caves: these two phenomena are especially noticeable in arid parts of the South.
