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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Thuringia (East Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
16
44
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
15
43
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
14
42
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thuringia
6 Families width 16 Species
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thuringia
11 Genera with 16 Species
Amphitomeus1SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmus Brölemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thuringia
16 Species
Amphitomeus attemsi Schubart, 1934
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Strongylosoma stigmatosus Eichwald, 1830

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

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
7
12
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