Bdellozonium

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Bdellozonium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polyzoniida
Family: Polyzoniidae
Genus: Bdellozonium
Cook & Loomis, 1928

Bdellozonium is a genus of millipedes in the family Polyzoniidae. There are at least two described species in Bdellozonium. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

The following species are recognised: [5]

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Bdellozonium cerviculatum is a species of millipede within the family Polyzoniidae. It is one of two recognised species within the genus Bdellozonium. The species is native to North America, where it can be found within the forests of California inhabiting crevices within coarse woody debris such as decaying logs and tree bark.

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References

  1. "Bdellozonium Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Bdellozonium". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. "Bdellozonium Cook & Loomis, 1928". Millibase. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.

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