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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
16
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
16
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
14
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aegean Islands
5 Families width 17 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aegean Islands
13 Genera with 17 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Cretodesmus Strasser, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Lohmanderodesmus Schubart, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1949Twisted-Claw Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyurus Koch, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Platytarrus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1903Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Rudiloria Causey, 1864Brilliant Allegheny Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
17 Species
Apheloria adela Chamberlin, 1939
Cretodesmus obliquus Strasser, 1974
Lohmanderodesmus galeatus Schubart, 1934Banded woollybear
Melaphe wohlberedti Verhoeff, 1940
Nannaria cayugae Chamberlin, 1949
Oxyurus vestita Koch & C.L., 1847
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Platytarrus cryptodesmoides Attems, 1928
Polydesmus cerrrutti Strasser, 1967
Polydesmus graecus (Daday, 1889)⇒ Polydesmus syrensis Verhoeff, 1903
Polydesmus mediterraneus Daday, 1889
Polydesmus rubelus Attems, 1902
Polydesmus syrensis Verhoeff, 1903
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Rudiloria trimaculata Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Stosatea cretica Verhoeff, 1901

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Aegean Islands
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov