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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
36
99
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
34
95
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
32
91
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
9
44
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
9 Families width 130 Species and 10 Subspecies
Pyrgodesmidae (Silvestri, 1896)2SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes40SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188937SpeciesTaxom
Opisotretidae Hoffman, 19800SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes42SpeciesTaxom
Doratodesmidae (Cook, 1895)1SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae (Cook, 1895)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
43 Genera with 130 Species
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Ampelodesmus Miyosi, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Antrochodus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Aponedyopus Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chamberlinius Wang, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Corypholophus Attems, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocorypha Attems, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonaria Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Epanerchodus Attems, 199529SpeciesTaxom
Eucondylodesmus1SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Fontaria Gray, 189914SpeciesTaxom
Geniculodesmus Chen, Golova..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Haplogonosoma Broelemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Huzichodus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Japonaria Attems, 19429SpeciesTaxom
Kiusiunum Verhoeff, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Kochliopus Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Levizonus Attems, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nedyopus Attems, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Nesodyopus Verhoeff, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Niponchodus Verhoeff, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Niponia Verhoeff, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Niponiella1SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorphella Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Parafontaria Verhoeff, 1899Train millipedes18SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1970Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Prionomatis Miyosi, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Profontaria Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Riuerchodus Verhoeff, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Riukiaria Attems, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Riukiupeltis Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Takakuwaia Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thelodesmus Miyosi, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Yaetakaria Hoffman, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
130 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ampelodesmus granulosus Miyosi, 1956
Antrochodus isikawai Verhoeff, 1941
Aponedyopus montanus Verhoeff, 1939
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chamberlinius hualienensis Wang, 1956
Chamberlinius uenoi Murakami, 1975
Cyphonaria scabra Verhoeff, 1936
Epanerchodus acuticlivus Murakami, 1970
Epanerchodus albulus Verhoeff, 1942
Epanerchodus angulatus Murakami, 1970
Epanerchodus applantus Miyosi, 1955
Epanerchodus aster Murakami, 1970
Epanerchodus biaduncus Murakami, 1969
Epanerchodus fontium Verhoeff, 1940
Epanerchodus furculiger Verhoeff, 1937
Epanerchodus inferus Verhoeff, 1940
Epanerchodus isikawai Verhoeff, 1941
Epanerchodus jaegerskioeldi Attems, 1909
Epanerchodus japonicus Verhoeff, 1937
Epanerchodus kawasawai Murakami, 1971
Epanerchodus kiuchii Murakami, 1969
Epanerchodus lamellatus Murakami, 1972
Epanerchodus lobatus Verhoeff, 1941
Epanerchodus mamillatus (Attems, 1901)⇒ Polydesmus mammillatus Attems, 1901
Epanerchodus masatakai Murakami, 1970
Epanerchodus matobai Murakami, 1972
Epanerchodus mizushimai Murakami, 1972
Epanerchodus ohruii Murakami, 1995
Epanerchodus orientalis Attems, 1901
Epanerchodus orientalis takakuwai Verhoeff, 1936
Epanerchodus sanctus Miyosi, 1951
Epanerchodus saragaminensis Miyosi, 1951
Epanerchodus subterraneus Verhoeff, 1938
Epanerchodus tremorum Verhoeff, 1940
Epanerchodus unispinatus Murakami, 1971
Epanerchodus yozawanus Murakami, 1995
Eucondylodesmus elegans (Miyosi, 1956)⇒ Eutrichodesmus elegans Miyosi, 1956
Eutrichodesmus armatus Miyosi, 1951
Eutrichodesmus elegans Miyosi, 1956
Eutrichodesmus nodulosus Verhoeff, 1939
Fontaria armigera (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Fontaria attemsi (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Parafontaria doenitzi Karsch, 1880
Fontaria attemsii Verhoeff, 1936
Fontaria coarctata (Pocock, 1895)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Fontaria coarctata acutidens (Attems, 1909)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Fontaria coarctata circula (Attems, 1901)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Fontaria coarctata laminata (Attems, 1909)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Fontaria falcifera (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Parafontaria falcifera Verhoeff, 1936
Fontaria kuhlgatzi (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Fontaria kuhlgatzi montana (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Fontaria marmorata (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Fontaria scabra Verhoeff, 1936
Fontaria spiraligera (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Fontaria tonominea (Attems, 1899)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Geniculodesmus inexpectatus Attems, 1944
Haplogonosoma implicatum Brölemann, 1916
Huzichodus lobatus Verhoeff, 1941
Japonaria acutidens takashimai (Shinohara, 1957)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria egregia (Haga, 1968)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria erythrosoma (Takakuwa, 1942)⇒ Parafontaria erythrosoma Takakuwa, 1942
Japonaria hamuligera Kraus, 1960
Japonaria longispinosa falcata (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria longispinosa longispinosa (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria spathulata Miyosi, 1951
Japonaria takakuwai Shinohara, 1957
Japonaria terminalis (Takakuwa, 1942)⇒ Parafontaria terminalis Takakuwa, 1942
Kiusiunum nodulosum Verhoeff, 1942
Kochliopus trilobatus Verhoeff, 1936
Levizonus takakuwai Verhoeff, 1941
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nedyopus boninensis Verhoeff, 1940
Nedyopus koreanus Verhoeff, 1936
Nedyopus koreanus niponianus (Verhoeff, 1940)⇒ Strongylosoma patrioticum nipponicus Verhoeff, 1940
Nedyopus patrioticus (Attems, 1898)⇒ Strongylosoma patrioticum Attems, 1898
Nesodyopus boninensis Verhoeff, 1940
Niponchodus albulus Verhoeff, 1942
Niponia nodulosa Verhoeff, 1931
Niponiella nodulosa Verhoeff, 1931
Orthomorpha avia Verhoeff, 1937
Orthomorpha cingulata Attems, 1898
Orthomorpha circofera Verhoeff, 1931
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Orthomorpha gracilis C. L. Koch, 1847
Orthomorpha riukiaria (Verhoeff, 1940)⇒ Oxidus riukiarius Verhoeff, 1940
Orthomorphella circofera Verhoeff, 1931
Oxidus avia (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Orthomorpha avia Verhoeff, 1937
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus riukiaria Verhoeff, 1940
Oxidus riukiarius Verhoeff, 1940
Oxydesmus gnorimus (Attems, 1899)⇒ Corominus gnorimus Attems, 1899
Parafontaria acutidens (Attems, 1909)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria armigera Verhoeff, 1936
Parafontaria crenata Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria doenitzi Karsch, 1880
Parafontaria echizenensis (Shinohara, 1986)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Parafontaria erythrosoma Takakuwa, 1942
Parafontaria falcifera Verhoeff, 1936
Parafontaria ishiii Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Parafontaria longa Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria marmorata (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria shiraiwaensis Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria spathulata (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Japonaria spathulata Miyosi, 1951
Parafontaria spiraligera (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria takakuwai (Shinohara, 1957)⇒ Japonaria takakuwai Shinohara, 1957
Parafontaria terminalis Takakuwa, 1942
Parafontaria tokaiensis Tanabe, 2002
Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Polydesmus doenitzi (Karsch, 1880)⇒ Parafontaria doenitzi Karsch, 1880
Polydesmus japonicus Miyosiu, 1956
Polydesmus mammillatus Attems, 1901
Polydesmus tanakai Murakami, 1970
Prionomatis iriei Murakami, 1974
Prionomatis nanatugamaense Miyosi, 1956
Prionomatis subcornigerum Murakami, 1974
Prionomatis verrucosum Murakami, 1971
Profontaria takakuwai Verhoeff, 1941
Rhysodesmus semicircularis Takakuwa, 1941
Riuerchodus subterraneus Verhoeff, 1938
Riukiaria anachoreta Tanabe, 1988
Riukiaria cornuta Haga, 1968
Riukiaria falcifera Verhoeff, 1936
Riukiaria hoffmani Jeekel, 1952
Riukiaria holstii Pocock, 1895
Riukiaria puella Tanabe, 1988
Riukiaria pugionifera Verhoeff, 1936
Riukiupeltis jamashinai Verhoeff, 1939
Strongylosoma patrioticum Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma patrioticum nipponicus Verhoeff, 1940
Strongylosoma patrioticus Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma tambanus Attems, 1901
Takakuwaia furculigera Verhoeff, 1936
Thelodesmus armatus (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Eutrichodesmus armatus Miyosi, 1951
Xystodesmus martensii Peters, 1864
Yaetakaria youngi Hoffman, 1949

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Japan
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
9
44
130
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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