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Checklist for Family Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
2 Genera with 3 Species
Ovoidesmus Schiotz, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
3 Species
Ovoidesmus bifurcatus Schiøtz, 1967
Tymbodesmus figlinus Cook, 1897
Tymbodesmus orestes Hoffman, 2005


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