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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
47
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
46
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
14
43
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
4 Families width 19 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
13 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmus Brölemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Somethus Chamberlin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
19 Species
Acanthotarsius edentulus C.L.Koch, 1847
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Gnomeskelus globifer Attems, 1928
Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus gallicus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Somethus biramus Jeekel, 1984
Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886
Stosatea italicum Latzel, 1886
Strongylosoma italicum (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Ireland
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
0
0
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
12
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