Blaniulidae

Blaniulidae
Blaniulus guttulatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Julida
Family:	Blaniulidae C. L. Koch, 1847

Blaniulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida. Members are long and thin, with a length:width ratio of up to 30:1. Eyes may be present or absent, and members have distinctive spots on each segment: the ozadenes or odiferous glands. ^[1] The family contains the following genera: ^[2]

• Acipes
• Alpiobates
• Archiboreoiulus
• Bilselibates
• Blaniulus
• Boreoiulus
• Choneiulus
• Gomphiocephalus
• Iberoiulus
• Microchoneiulus
• Nopoiulus
• Occitaniulus
• Orphanoiulus
• Proteroiulus
• Sardoblaniulus
• Tarracoblaniulus
• Thassoblaniulus
• Typhloblaniulus
• Vascoblaniulus
• Virgoiulus

References

1. J. Gordon Blower (1985). Millipedes: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Linnean Society of London. p. 105. ISBN   90-04-07698-0.
2. P. Myers; R. Espinosa; C. S. Parr; T. Jones; G. S. Hammond & T. A. Dewey (2013). "Blaniulidae: Classification". Animal Diversity Web . University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Retrieved October 3, 2013.