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Checklist for Family Oxydesmidae Cook, 1895
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
9
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
9
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 9 Species
Coromus Gervais, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Mastigoromus Hoffman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Morocus Hoffman, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
9 Species
Coromus afer Newport, 1844
Coromus diaphorus Attems, 1899Nigerian flat millipede
Coromus laevis Cook, 1896
Coromus pellisternus Attems, 1931
Coromus villiersi Schubart, 1955
Mastigoromus karamenga Schiøtz & Ho..., 1990
Mastigoromus rectangularis Hoffman, 1990
Morocus trimaculatus Schiotz & Ho..., 1990
Oxydesmus villiersi (Schubart, 1955)⇒ Coromus villiersi Schubart, 1955


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