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Polydesmus
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Polydesmus species. Museum specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Polydesmidae
Genus: Polydesmus
Latreille, 1802

Polydesmus is a genus of millipedes in the family Polydesmidae.

Species

Species within this genus include: [1]

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