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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region La Palma (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Palma
3 Families width 9 Species
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Palma
8 Genera with 9 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Oranmorpha Verhoeff, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1836Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Tirodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Palma
9 Species
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923
Oranmorpha lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus montivagus Carl, 1902
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Tirodesmus fimbriatus Peters, 1864

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in La Palma
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
4
Family
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