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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
12
32
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
11
30
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
10
28
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
5 Families width 14 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes7SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
12 Genera with 14 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Oranmorpha Verhoeff, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1836Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Tirodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
14 Species
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923
Oranmorpha lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus montivagus Carl, 1902
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891)⇒ Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Tirodesmus fimbriatus Peters, 1864

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Canary Islands
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
6
9
Families
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