Lissodesmus

Lissodesmus
Lissodesmus nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Dalodesmidae
Genus:	Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920
Synonyms
AustralopeltisJohns, 1964 Pseudoprionopeltis (Australopeltis)Johns, 1964

Lissodesmus is a genus of the Dalodesmidae family of Millipedes. ^[1] Species of the genus are found in Australia. ^[2] They are commonly known as Tasmanian multipedes. ^[3]

Species

Currently there are 30 accepted species in the genus Lissodesmus according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). A further species was discovered in 2018 from Tasmania, Australia. ^[4]

• Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus alisonae Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus anas Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus bashfordi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus blackwoodensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus clivulus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus cognatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus cornutus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus devexus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus dignomontis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus gippslandicus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus grampianensis Mesibov, 2008
• Lissodesmus hamatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus horridomontis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus inopinatus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus latus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus macedonensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus martini (Carl, 1902)
• Lissodesmus milledgei Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920
• Lissodesmus montanus Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus nivalis Mesibov, 2018
• Lissodesmus orarius Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus otwayensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus peninsulensis Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984
• Lissodesmus plomleyi Mesibov, 2006
• Lissodesmus tarrabulga Mesibov, 2006

Former species

• Lissodesmus margaretaeJeekel, 1984 is now accepted as Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984).

References

1. "WoRMS Taxon Details: Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920". WoRMS. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. CAW Jeekel (1984). "Millipedes from Australia, 7: the identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 118: 85–102. doi:10.26749/RSTPP.118.85. ISSN   0080-4703. Wikidata   Q118849558.
3. "Tasmanian Multipedes". polydesmida. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
4. Robert Mesibov (2018). "A new, alpine species of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae)". ZooKeys . 754 (754): 103–111. doi: 10.3897/ZOOKEYS.754.25704 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   5945703 . PMID   29755258. Wikidata   Q54802869.

External links

• Tasmanian millipedes: Lissodesmus, datafix.com