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Checklist for Family Ammodesmidae Cook, 1896
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		72
605
2504		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
69
587
2479		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
63
567
2262		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
21
276
827		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		21
276
827		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyAmmodesmidae
Cook, 1896
3
6		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 6 Species
Ammodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cenchrodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Elassystremma Hoffman & Ho..., 20044SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
6 Species
Ammodesmus granum Cook, 1896
Cenchrodesmus volutus (Cook, 1896)⇒ Ammodesmus granum Cook, 1896
Elassystremma laeve VanDenSpiege..., 2004
Elassystremma michielsi VanDenSpiege..., 2004
Elassystremma pongwe Hoffman & Ho..., 1981
Elassystremma prolaeve VanDenSpiege..., 2004


Links, sources and further information
Ammodesmidae at gbif.org
Ammodesmidae at irmng.org