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Checklist for Family Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
48
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
45
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
44
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
20
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
11 Genera with 19 Species
Astrodesmus Cook, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Elaphogonus Attems, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Euryzonus Trouessart, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Giryama Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Harmodesmus Cook, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Marptodesmus Cook, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Masaigomphus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Merodesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scaptogonodesmus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Schizogomphodesmus Brölemann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sigodesmus Cook, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
19 Species
Astrodesmus laxus Gerstäcker, 1873
Astrodesmus stellifer Cook, 1896
Astrodesmus striatus Cook, 1899
Elaphogonus broelemanni Hoffman, 2005
Euryzonus luridus Karsch, 1881
Euryzonus neuvillei Ribaut, 1907
Giryama aruba Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus latior Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus nitens Cook, 1895
Harmodesmus orator Hoffman, 2005
Harmodesmus xenopus Hoffman, 2005
Marptodesmus chanleri Cook, 1896
Marptodesmus tananus Attems, 1899
Masaigomphus karenae Hoffman, 2005
Merodesmus compactilis Gerstäcker, 1873
Scaptogonodesmus gedi Hoffman, 2005
Schizogomphodesmus longispina Broelemann, 1920
Sigodesmus contortus Pocock, 1896
Sigodesmus indigus Cook, 1897


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