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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		12
19
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
11
18
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
10
17
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
8
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
4 Families width 4 Species
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19160SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
8 Genera with 4 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
4 Species
Barydesmus bifasciatus Silvestri, 1897
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Docodesmus brodzinskyi ♰ W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Cape Verde
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		4
8
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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