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- Myriapoda (13 583)
- Class Chilopoda (6)
- Class Diplopoda (12 940)
- Subclass Chilognatha (12 779)
- Infraclass Helminthomorpha (11 992)
- Subterclass Colobognatha (298)
- Subterclass Eugnatha (11 693)
- Superorder Juliformia (4 368)
- Superorder Merocheta (5 647)
- Order Polydesmida (5 647)
- Suborder Dalodesmidea (378)
- Suborder Leptodesmidea (2 279)
- Superfamily Chelodesmoidea Cook, 1895 (778)
- Superfamily Platyrhacoidea Pocock, 1895 (395)
- Family Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 (155)
- Family Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895 (240)
- Subfamily Barydesminae Hoffman, 1980 (66)
- Subfamily Diodontodesminae Jeekel, 2007 (4)
- Subfamily Erythrhacinae Jeekel, 2007 (19)
- Subfamily Euryurinae Pocock, 1909
- Subfamily Hoplurorhachinae Hoffman, 2001 (7)
- Subfamily Phyodesminae Cook, 1896 (9)
- Subfamily Platyrhacinae Pocock, 1895 (70)
- Tribe Acanthodesmini Cook, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacini Pocock, 1895
- Tribe Barydesmini Hoffman, 1980 accepted as Barydesminae Hoffman, 1980
- Tribe Diodontodesmini Jeekel, 2007 accepted as Diodontodesminae Jeekel, 2007
- Tribe Erythrhacini Jeekel, 2007 accepted as Erythrhacinae Jeekel, 2007
- Tribe Hoplurorhachini Hoffman, 2001 accepted as Hoplurorhachinae Hoffman, 2001
- Tribe Phyodesmini Cook, 1896 accepted as Phyodesminae Cook, 1896
- Tribe Platyrhacini Pocock, 1895 (67)
- Genus Acanthodesmus Peters, 1864 (7)
- Genus Acisternum Silvestri, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Arbelorhacus Hoffman, 2001 (2)
- Genus Cradodesmus Cook, 1896 (1)
- Genus Cyrtorhachis Silvestri, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Dicrodesmus Silvestri, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Eurydirorhachis Pocock, 1897 (3)
- Genus Gigantorhacus Jeekel, 2007 (5)
- Species Gigantorhacus episemus (Attems, 1933)
- Species Gigantorhacus faustus (Silvestri, 1895)
- Species Gigantorhacus mirandus (Pocock, 1894)
- Species Gigantorhacus pfeifferae (Humbert & Saussure, 1869)
- Species Gigantorhacus princeps (Gervais, 1847)
- Genus Harpodesmus Cook, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Leucodesmus Cook, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Leurodesmus Cook, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Mniodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Nannorrhacus Cook, 1896 accepted as Nanorrhacus Cook, 1896
- Genus Nanorrhacus Cook, 1896 (2)
- Genus Odontodesmus De Saussure, 1860 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Phractodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Platyrachus C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Platyrhachus C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847 (38)
- Genus Platyrrhachus Pocock, 1895 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847 (1)
- Genus Platyrrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Prodesmus Cook, 1896 accepted as Platyrhacus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Genus Rhyphodesmus Cook, 1896 (1)
- Genus Stenoniodes Pocock, 1897 (6)
- Genus Trematorhacus Jeekel, 2007 (1)
- Tribe Polydesmorhachini Hoffman, 1980 accepted as Polydesmorhachinae Hoffman, 1980
- Tribe Psammodesmini Hoffman, 1960 accepted as Psammodesminae Hoffman, 1960
- Tribe Psaphodesmini Cook, 1896 accepted as Psaphodesminae Cook, 1896
- Tribe Taphodesmini Cook, 1896 accepted as Taphodesminae Cook, 1896
- Genus Amnestorhacus Hoffman & Martínez-Torres, 2012 (1)
- Genus Angustinus Attems, 1898 accepted as Polylepis Bollman, 1893
- Genus Dynesmus Chamberlin, 1941 accepted as Barydesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Haplorhacus Attems, 1914
- Genus Kainorhacus Jeekel, 2007 (1)
- Genus Pachyurus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 accepted as Polylepis Bollman, 1893
- Genus Polyleporella Attems, 1938 accepted as Polylepis Bollman, 1893
- Genus Proaspis Loomis, 1941 (1)
- Genus Taphodesmus Cook, 1896 accepted as Polylepis Bollman, 1893
- Genus Xerodesmus Cook, 1896
- Subfamily Polydesmorhachinae Hoffman, 1980 (4)
- Subfamily Psammodesminae Hoffman, 1960 (11)
- Subfamily Psaphodesminae Cook, 1896 (44)
- Subfamily Taphodesminae Cook, 1896 (5)
- Genus Hoffmanorhacus Shelley & Martínez-Torres, 2013 (1)
- Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea Carl, 1903 (73)
- Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 (109)
- Superfamily Xystodesmoidea Cook, 1895 (924)
- Suborder Paradoxosomatidea accepted as Strongylosomatidea
- Suborder Polydesmidea (1 605)
- Suborder Strongylosomatidea (1 385)
- Superfamily Opisotretoidea Hoffman, 1980
- Family Anoplodesmidae Pocock, 1909 accepted as Sulciferini Attems, 1898
- Family Atopogonidae Verhoeff, 1941
- Family Ceratesmidae Chamberlin, 1942 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Chatelaineidae Cook, 1911 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Chytodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Comodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Crypturodesmidae Silvestri, 1897 accepted as Oniscodesmidae De Saussure, 1860
- Family Cyclodesmidae Silvestri, 1895 accepted as Sphaeriodesminae Humbert & De Saussure, 1869
- Family Cylindrodesmidae Pocock, 1898
- Family Decaporodesmidae Kenyon, 1899 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Desmonidae Cook, 1898 accepted as Desmonini Cook, 1898
- Family Devilleidae Silvestri, 1903 accepted as Devilleini Silvestri, 1903
- Family Eoromidae Loomis, 1936 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Ergethidae Chamberlin, 1949
- Family Eroonsomidae Manfredi, 1943 accepted as Eroonsomatini Manfredi, 1943
- Family Eutynellidae Chamberlin, 1940
- Family Fontariidae Attems, 1926 accepted as Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895
- Family Haplosomidae Silvestri, 1895 accepted as Haplodesmidae Cook, 1895
- Family Helodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Helodesminae Cook, 1896
- Family Hercodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Hylomidae Cook & Loomis, 1924 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924
- Family Hynidesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Icosidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Kiusiunidae Verhoeff, 1942
- Family Macellolophidae Attems, 1940 accepted as Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895
- Family Mastigonodesmidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff, 1910
- Family Niponiellidae Verhoeff, 1942 accepted as Niponiini Verhoeff, 1931
- Family Onomatoplanidae Schubart, 1956 accepted as Niponiini Verhoeff, 1931
- Family Otodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Otodesminae Cook, 1896
- Family Peridontodesmidae Pocock, 1909 accepted as Peridontodesmini Pocock, 1909
- Family Pratinidae Schubart, 1939 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924
- Family Prionopeltidae Verhoeff, 1924 accepted as Hylomini Cook & Loomis, 1924
- Family Pterodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pterodesminae Cook, 1895
- Family Scytonotidae Cook & Loomis, 1924 accepted as Polydesmidae Leach, 1815
- Family Semnosomatidae Brölemann, 1916 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Sigmocheiridae Causey, 1955 accepted as Sigmocheirini Causey, 1955
- Family Sphaerotrichopodidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Stiodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Strongylosomatidae Cook, 1895 accepted as Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 1889
- Family Stylodesmidae Cook, 1895 accepted as Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- Family Telonychopodidae Verhoeff, 1951
- Family Thelydesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Thelydesminae Cook, 1896
- Family Trachelorhachidae Silvestri, 1898 accepted as Aphelidesmini Brölemann, 1916
- Family Vanhoeffeniidae Attems, 1914 accepted as Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
- Family Xyodesmidae Cook, 1896 accepted as Prepodesminae Cook, 1896
- Superorder Nematophora (1 676)
- Order Siphoniulida (2)
- Family Hexecontasomatidae Hannibal, 2000 † (1)
- Family Oklahomasomatidae Hannibal & May, 2020 †
- Genus Dolesea Hannibal & May, 2020 †
- Infraclass Pentazonia (786)
- Order Zosterogrammida † (1)
- Subclass Penicillata (161)
- Class Euthycarcinoidea †
- Class Pauropoda (534)
- Class Symphyla (103)
