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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		9
17
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
9
17
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
8
16
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
8
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
2 Families width 6 Species
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18892SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 6 Species
Doryskelus Schubart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Gonokollesis Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocaffrus Hoffman, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Philocaffrus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Podochresimus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Vanhoeffenia Attems, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
6 Species
Doryskelus hottentottus Schubart, 1956
Gonokollesis nanus (Attems, 1928)⇒ Gonokollesis nana Attems, 1928
Ischnocaffrus bifalcatus Attems, 1928
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Philocaffrus destitutus Attems, 1928
Podochresimus republicanus Attems, 1928

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Cape Town
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		2
8
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merocheta at artfakta.se
Merocheta at marinespecies.org