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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Mississippi (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
32
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
18
32
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
17
31
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mississippi
6 Families width 25 Species
Euryuridae Pocock, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae (Causey, 1951)2SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mississippi
16 Genera with 25 Species
Auturus Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939Appalachian mimic millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Dicellarius Chamberlin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dixidesmus Chamberlin, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Gyalostethus Hoffman, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1887Twisted-Claw Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Spathoria Chamberlin, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
25 Species
Auturus mcclurkini Causey, 1955Furrowed helicellid
Brachoria initialis Chamerlin, 1939
Brachoria ochra (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Brachoria initialis Chamerlin, 1939
Brachoria sequens Chamberlin, 1939
Dicellarius bimaculatus McNeill, 1887Budded threetooth
Dixidesmus branneri Bollman, 1887
Dixidesmus christianus (Chamberlin, 1946)⇒ Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844
Eurymerodesmus caesariatus Shelley, 1989Sonoran talussnail
Eurymerodesmus christianus (Chamberlin, 1946)⇒ Eurymerodesmus varius christianus Chamberlin, 1946
Euryurus louisianus (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Auturus louisianus louisianus Chamberlin, 1918
Euryurus mississippiensis Causey, 1955
Gyalostethus monticolens (Chamberlin, 1951)⇒ Boraria monticolens Chamberlin, 1951
Nannaria castanea McNeill, 1887Spring mountainsnail
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pachydesmus duplex (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis duplex Chamberlin, 1939
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus crassicutis (Wood, 1864)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis crassicutis Wood, 1864
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus erasus Loomis, 1943New Mexico talussnail
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Spathoria lamellidens (Chamberlin, 1931)⇒ Dicellarius bimaculatus lamellidens Chamberlin, 1931

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Mississippi
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
9
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