Polydesmidae
Also known as: Bandfüßer, Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed Millipedes, Milpiés, Rosochatkowate, flat millipedes, flat-backed millipedes, kiletusenbein
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Polydesmida |
| Family | Polydesmidae |
| Published in | A tabular View of the external Characters of Four Classes of Animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta; with the Distribution of the Genera composing Three of these Classes into Orders, &c. and Descriptions of several New Genera and Species |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 53 |
| Species records held | 598 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 910 |
| GBIF key | 4031 |
Genera in Polydesmidae
- Polydesmus — 189 species: Polydesmus abchasius, Polydesmus absoloni, Polydesmus abstrusus, Polydesmus aegyptiacus, Polydesmus albidus, Polydesmus amandus, Polydesmus angulifer, Polydesmus angustus
- Epanerchodus — 107 species: Epanerchodus acer, Epanerchodus aculeatus, Epanerchodus acuticlivus, Epanerchodus alcicornis, Epanerchodus angulatus, Epanerchodus applantus, Epanerchodus aster, Epanerchodus bacilliferus
- Brachydesmus — 88 species: Brachydesmus absoloni, Brachydesmus amblyotropis, Brachydesmus apfelbecki, Brachydesmus assimilis, Brachydesmus attemsii, Brachydesmus attenuatus, Brachydesmus avalae, Brachydesmus bebekensis
- Propolydesmus — 15 species: Propolydesmus corsicus, Propolydesmus dismilus, Propolydesmus germanicus, Propolydesmus haroi, Propolydesmus helveticus, Propolydesmus heroldi, Propolydesmus laevidentatus, Propolydesmus miguelinus
- Pseudopolydesmus — 14 species: Pseudopolydesmus bidens, Pseudopolydesmus caddo, Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, Pseudopolydesmus collinus, Pseudopolydesmus erasus, Pseudopolydesmus euthetus, Pseudopolydesmus hubrichti, Pseudopolydesmus minor
- Archipolydesmus — 13 species: Archipolydesmus altibaeticus, Archipolydesmus bedeli, Archipolydesmus chreensis, Archipolydesmus cordubaensis, Archipolydesmus fodili, Archipolydesmus foliatus, Archipolydesmus giennensis, Archipolydesmus kabylianus
- Pacidesmus — 13 species: Pacidesmus armatus, Pacidesmus bedosae, Pacidesmus bifidus, Pacidesmus hamatus, Pacidesmus martensi, Pacidesmus shelleyi, Pacidesmus sinensis, Pacidesmus superdraco
- Prionomatis — 11 species: Prionomatis araii, Prionomatis iriei, Prionomatis karyudense, Prionomatis minutissimum, Prionomatis nanaoredense, Prionomatis nanatugamaense, Prionomatis nomurai, Prionomatis subcornigerum
- Scytonotus — 11 species: Scytonotus australis, Scytonotus bergrothi, Scytonotus columbianus, Scytonotus granulatus, Scytonotus inornatus, Scytonotus insulanus, Scytonotus michauxi, Scytonotus nodulosus
- Schizoturanius — 10 species: Schizoturanius clavatipes, Schizoturanius dimitriewi, Schizoturanius dmitrievi, Schizoturanius dshungaricus, Schizoturanius krugovae, Schizoturanius levis, Schizoturanius montivagus, Schizoturanius salairicus
- Uniramidesmus — 10 species: Uniramidesmus aberrans, Uniramidesmus alveolatus, Uniramidesmus bastakensis, Uniramidesmus constrictus, Uniramidesmus cornutus, Uniramidesmus dentatus, Uniramidesmus detersus, Uniramidesmus lingulatus
- Turanodesmus — 9 species: Turanodesmus almassyi, Turanodesmus cornutus, Turanodesmus cynodon, Turanodesmus elevatus, Turanodesmus expressus, Turanodesmus glaber, Turanodesmus inermis, Turanodesmus kitabensis
- Himalodesmus — 8 species: Himalodesmus audax, Himalodesmus benefactor, Himalodesmus faustus, Himalodesmus parvus, Himalodesmus prosperus, Himalodesmus pulcher, Himalodesmus pygmaeus, Himalodesmus vigens
- Mastigonodesmus — 8 species: Mastigonodesmus destefanii, Mastigonodesmus fagniezi, Mastigonodesmus lopezi, Mastigonodesmus occultus, Mastigonodesmus undeviginti, Mastigonodesmus verbani, Mastigonodesmus viduus, Mastigonodesmus vignai
- Speodesmus — 8 species: Speodesmus aquiliensis, Speodesmus bicornourus, Speodesmus castellanus, Speodesmus echinourus, Speodesmus falcatus, Speodesmus ivyi, Speodesmus reddelli, Speodesmus tuganbius
- Usbekodesmus — 8 species: Usbekodesmus anachoretus, Usbekodesmus buddhis, Usbekodesmus occultus, Usbekodesmus redikorzevi, Usbekodesmus sacer, Usbekodesmus swatensis, Usbekodesmus theocraticus, Usbekodesmus theosophicus
- Serradium — 7 species: Serradium hirsutipes, Serradium longicorne, Serradium pecinarium, Serradium pecinarum, Serradium sbordoni, Serradium semiaquaticum, Serradium spiliarum
- Schizomeritius — 6 species: Schizomeritius andalusius, Schizomeritius armatus, Schizomeritius esgrimidor, Schizomeritius mauriesi, Schizomeritius ortizi, Schizomeritius phantasma
- Bidentogon — 5 species: Bidentogon buttensis, Bidentogon californicus, Bidentogon expansus, Bidentogon helferorum, Bidentogon norcal
- Retrorsia — 5 species: Retrorsia benedictae, Retrorsia gracilis, Retrorsia leonardi, Retrorsia richarti, Retrorsia simplicissima
- Retrorsioides — 5 species: Retrorsioides arboramagna, Retrorsioides bammerti, Retrorsioides castellum, Retrorsioides kittitas, Retrorsioides linnensis
- Benedictesmus — 4 species: Benedictesmus aureus, Benedictesmus ellenae, Benedictesmus timber, Benedictesmus yaquina
- Jaxartes — 4 species: Jaxartes communicans, Jaxartes inermis, Jaxartes reductus, Jaxartes zachvatkini
- Calianotus — 3 species: Calianotus bituberculatus, Calianotus sastianus, Calianotus yosemitensis
- Brembosoma — 2 species:
- Heterocookia — 2 species:
- Nipponesmus — 2 species:
- Peltogonopus — 2 species:
- Rowlandesmus — 2 species:
- Schedoleiodesmus — 2 species:
- Snoqualmia — 2 species:
- Utadesmus — 2 species:
- Antrochodus — 1 species:
- Bhutanodesmus — 1 species:
- Cretodesmus — 1 species:
- Eumastigonodesmus — 1 species:
- Goniodesmus — 1 species:
- Huzichodus — 1 species:
- Kirgisdesmus — 1 species:
- Krenoerchodus — 1 species:
- Lophobrachydesmus — 1 species:
- Mastuchus — 1 species:
- Niponchodus — 1 species:
- Perapolydesmus — 1 species:
- Pseudomastuchus — 1 species:
- Riuerchodus — 1 species:
- Sardodesmus — 1 species:
- Schizobrachydesmus — 1 species:
- Soleurus — 1 species:
- Stygoerchodus — 1 species:
- Stylobrachydesmus — 1 species:
- Tolosanius — 1 species:
- Troglobrachydesmus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.