Eurymerodesmus

Eurymerodesmus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Eurymerodesmidae
Genus:	Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 1900

Eurymerodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Eurymerodesmidae. There are more than 30 described species in Eurymerodesmus. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

A larva of a Eurymerodesmus species found in Austin, Texas

Species

These 39 species belong to the genus Eurymerodesmus:

• Eurymerodesmus amplus Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus angularis Causey, 1951
• Eurymerodesmus bentonus Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus birdi Chamberlin, 1931
• Eurymerodesmus booneus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus caesariatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus christianus Chamberlin, 1946
• Eurymerodesmus clavatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus compressus Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus crassatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus creolus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus dactylocyphus Shelley, 1990
• Eurymerodesmus dactylophorus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus digitatus Loomis, 1976
• Eurymerodesmus dubius Chamberlin, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus elevatus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus goodi Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1969
• Eurymerodesmus hispidipes (Wood, 1864)
• Eurymerodesmus impurus (Wood, 1867)
• Eurymerodesmus louisianae Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus melacis Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941
• Eurymerodesmus minimus Loomis, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus mundus Chamberlin, 1931
• Eurymerodesmus newtonus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus oliphantus Chamberlin, 1942
• Eurymerodesmus pariocus (Chamberlin, 1942)
• Eurymerodesmus paroicus (Chamberlin, 1942)
• Eurymerodesmus planus Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus plishneri Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus polkensis (Causey, 1952)
• Eurymerodesmus pulaski (Causey, 1950)
• Eurymerodesmus sanbernardiensis Causey, 1952
• Eurymerodesmus schmidti Chamberlin, 1943
• Eurymerodesmus serratus Shelley, 1989
• Eurymerodesmus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
• Eurymerodesmus spectabilis Causey, 1950
• Eurymerodesmus varius (McNeill, 1887)
• Eurymerodesmus wellesleybentoni Causey, 1952

References

1. "Eurymerodesmus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Eurymerodesmus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Eurymerodesmus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN   9781884549120.
• Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-06.