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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region South Wales (Wales, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
14
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
27
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
24
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Wales
4 Families width 10 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Wales
7 Genera with 10 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmus Brölemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Wales
10 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in South Wales
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
8
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