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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Flanders (Belgium)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
16
35
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
15
34
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Flanders
6 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Flanders
8 Genera with 11 Species
Amphitomeus1SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flanders
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphitomeus attemsi Schubart, 1934
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Orodesminus macrolophus macrolophus Attems, 1931
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Flanders
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
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