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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		11
24
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
23
36		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
22
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
3
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Giessen
2 Families width 5 Species
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Giessen
3 Genera with 5 Species
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
5 Species
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Giessen
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		2
3
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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