Polydesmus complanatus

Polydesmus complanatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Polydesmidae
Genus:	Polydesmus
Species:	P. complanatus
Binomial name
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
Julus complanatusLinnaeus, 1761

Polydesmus complanatus is species of millipede in the family Polydesmidae. The species can be found in most of Europe except for countries west of Germany. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

There are currently 11 subspecies: ^{[1] [2]}

• Polydesmus complanatus calaberStrasser, 1969
• Polydesmus complanatus complanatus(Linnaeus, 1761)
• Polydesmus complanatus constrictus Latzel, 1884
• Polydesmus complanatus costrictusLatzel, 1884
• Polydesmus complanatus illyricus Verhoeff, 1898
• Polydesmus complanatus intermedius(Attems)
• Polydesmus complanatus montanus Daday, 1889
• Polydesmus complanatus salicisVerhoeff
• Polydesmus complanatus savonensisVerhoeff, 1907
• Polydesmus complanatus szinnensis(Attems)

The subspecies Polydesmus complanatus angustus is now accepted as Polydesmus angustus , Polydesmus complanatus elevatus is now a synonym of Polydesmus angustus.

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
2. "Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
3. "Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.