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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		6
10
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
6
10
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
6
10
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
4
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
3 Families width 3 Species
Oxydesmidae (Cook, 1895)2SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
4 Genera with 3 Species
Galladesmus Hoffman, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sigodesmus Cook, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
3 Species
Galladesmus flavocarinatus Silvestri, 1895
Oxydesmus flavocarinatus (Silvestri, 1895)⇒ Galladesmus flavocarinatus Silvestri, 1895
Sigodesmus ferrarai Ceuca, 1971

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Somalia
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		3
4
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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