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Checklist for Family Oxydesmidae Cook, 1895
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
 
FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 14 Species
Ceratodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodesmus Cook, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Proxenodesmus Attems, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Rhododesmus Cook, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Wajirinus Hoffmann, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratodesmus ansatus Cook, 1896
Ctenodesmus angustatus Hoffman, 1990
Ctenodesmus bidigitus Hoffman & Ho..., 1980
Ctenodesmus gibber Cook, 1896
Ctenodesmus igembi Hoffman, 1990
Ctenodesmus meranganus Brölemann, 1920
Ctenodesmus pectinatus Karsch, 1881
Orodesminus erectus Brölemann, 1920
Orodesminus unicolor Cook, 1896
Proxenodesmus monocerus Hoffman, 1976
Proxenodesmus rothschildi Ribaut, 1907
Rhododesmus mastophorus mastophorus Gerstäcker, 1873
Wajirinus crassipes Hoffman, 1982
Wajirinus gracilipes Hoffman, 1982


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