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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Appalachian Trail (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Appalachian Trail
2 Families width 6 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Appalachian Trail
5 Genera with 6 Species
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1959Appalachian mimic millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1948Twisted-Claw Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Sigmoria Chamberlin, 1958Sigmoid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Appalachian Trail
6 Species
Brachoria separanda (Keeton, 1959)⇒ Brachoria versicolor Hoffman, 1963
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Nannaria morrisoni Hoffman, 1948Ornate elysia
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Sigmoria nantahalae Hoffman, 1958Lowe Canyon shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Appalachian Trail
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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