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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
7
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanga Region
3 Families width 14 Species
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanga Region
11 Genera with 14 Species
Astrodesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ceratodesmus Cook, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodesmus Cook, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Exochopyge Hoffman, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hapsidodesmus Hoffman, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoricus Attems, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Orodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Phobodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rhododesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Usambaranus Hoffman & Ho..., 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
14 Species
Astrodesmus laxus Gerstäcker, 1873
Ceratodesmus ansatus Cook, 1896
Ceratodesmus coriarius Hoffman & Ho..., 1980
Ceratodesmus fraterculus Hoffman & Ho..., 1980
Ceratodesmus mazumbai Hoffman, 1976
Ctenodesmus pectinatus Karsch, 1881
Exochopyge phoenicia Hoffman, 2005
Exochopyge spatulata Hoffman, 2005
Gomphodesmus castaneus Cook, 1896
Hapsidodesmus atriclavius Hoffman, 2005
Hapsidodesmus rutilatus Hoffman, 2005
Phobodesmus cristatus (Cook, 1896)⇒ Ceratodesmus cristatus Cook, 1896
Rhododesmus mastophorus Gerstäcker, 1873
Usambaranus stuarti Hoffman & Ho..., 1984

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Tanga Region
SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
5
7
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