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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
10
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kent
4 Families width 8 Species
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kent
6 Genera with 8 Species
Dityloura Johns, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmus Brölemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
8 Species
Dityloura lissognatha Johns, 1970
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Strongylosoma italicum (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Kent
SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
6
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