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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
17
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset
7 Families width 11 Species
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset
10 Genera with 11 Species
Asphalidesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gasterogramma Jeekel, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1871Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Somethus Chamberlin, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Wamokia Chamberlin, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
11 Species
Asphalidesmus leae Silvestri, 1910
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, 1982
Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Somethus tasmani Jeekel, 2006
Strongylosoma italicum (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886
Wamokia dentata Buckett & Ga..., 1968

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Somerset
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
4
5
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