Julidae

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Julidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Superfamily: Juloidea
Family: Julidae
Leach, 1814  [1]
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Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera. [2] Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms. [2] They are united by a characteristic form of the mouthparts, and are classified in the superfamily Juloidea of the order Julida, alongside the families Trichoblaniulidae, Rhopaloiulidae and Trichonemasomatidae. [2]

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Genera

The family consists of the following genera: [3]

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Examples of species contained within this family include:

References

  1. ↑ "Julidae Leach, 1814". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Henrik Enghoff, Gitte Petersen & Ole Seberg (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships in the millipede family Julidae". Cladistics . 27: 606–616. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00360.x .
  3. ↑ "Julidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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