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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
12
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grenada
3 Families width 4 Species
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grenada
3 Genera with 4 Species
Antillodesmus Chamberlin, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grenada
4 Species
Antillodesmus grenadanus Chamberlin, 1918
Antillodesmus vincenti Pocock, 1894Nubbin threetooth
Docodesmus grenadae Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Pachydesmus duplex (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis duplex Chamberlin, 1939

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Grenada
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
1
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