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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
48
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
45
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
44
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 189619SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 189514SpeciesTaxom
Ammodesmidae Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18950SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
20 Genera with 39 Species
Astrodesmus Cook, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ceratodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodesmus Cook, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Elaphogonus Attems, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Elassystremma Hoffman & Ho..., 20043SpeciesTaxom
Euryzonus Trouessart, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Giryama Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Harmodesmus Cook, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Marptodesmus Cook, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Masaigomphus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Merodesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Orodesmus Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Platyrrhacus
0SpeciesTaxom
Proxenodesmus Attems, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Rhododesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scaptogonodesmus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Schizogomphodesmus Brölemann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sigodesmus Cook, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Wajirinus Hoffmann, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astrodesmus laxus Gerstäcker, 1873
Astrodesmus stellifer Cook, 1896
Astrodesmus striatus Cook, 1899
Ceratodesmus ansatus Cook, 1896
Ctenodesmus angustatus Hoffman, 1990
Ctenodesmus bidigitus Hoffman & Ho..., 1980
Ctenodesmus gibber Cook, 1896
Ctenodesmus igembi Hoffman, 1990
Ctenodesmus meranganus Brölemann, 1920
Ctenodesmus pectinatus Karsch, 1881
Elaphogonus broelemanni Hoffman, 2005
Elassystremma laeve VanDenSpiege..., 2004
Elassystremma michielsi VanDenSpiege..., 2004
Elassystremma prolaeve VanDenSpiege..., 2004
Euryzonus luridus Karsch, 1881
Euryzonus neuvillei Ribaut, 1907
Giryama aruba Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus latior Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus nitens Cook, 1895
Harmodesmus orator Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus xenopus Hoffman, 2005
Marptodesmus chanleri Cook, 1896
Marptodesmus tananus Attems, 1899
Masaigomphus karenae Hoffman, 2005
Merodesmus compactilis Gerstäcker, 1873
Orodesminus erectus Brölemann, 1920
Orodesminus unicolor Cook, 1896
Orodesmus bicolor Cook, 1895
Orodesmus ellipticus Cook, 1896
Orodesmus forceps Cook, 1896
Proxenodesmus monocerus Hoffman, 1976
Proxenodesmus rothschildi Ribaut, 1907
Rhododesmus mastophorus mastophorus Gerstäcker, 1873
Scaptogonodesmus gedi Hoffman, 2005
Schizogomphodesmus longispina Broelemann, 1920
Sigodesmus contortus Pocock, 1896
Sigodesmus indigus Cook, 1897
Wajirinus crassipes Hoffman, 1982
Wajirinus gracilipes Hoffman, 1982

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmmodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
11
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
6
14
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