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Checklist for Suborder Placodesmata
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
13
43
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
11
38
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
9
36
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
5
20
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
1 Family width 2 Species
Mecistocephalidae (Bollman, 1893)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
1 Genera with 2 Species
Mecistocephalus Newport, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
2 Species
Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus janeirensis (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843

Subnodes of Placodesmata with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Placodesmata at itis.gov
Placodesmata at marinespecies.org