Rhachodesmidae

Rhachodesmidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Suborder:	Leptodesmidea
Family:	Rhachodesmidae Carl, 1903

Rhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae:

• Aceratophallus Carl, 1902
• Acutangulus Attems, 1898
• Ceuthauxus Chamberlin, 1942
• Chromodesmus Loomis, 1977
• Cornalatus Attems, 1931
• Curodesmus Chamberlin, 1922
• Diuncustoma Shelley, 1997
• Dobrodesmus
• Euphallus Chamberlin, 1953
• Metaphallus Chamberlin, 1952
• Mexidesmus Loomis, 1977
• Neoleptodesmus Carl, 1903
• Pararhachistes Pocock, 1909
• Rhachidomorpha De Saussure, 1860
• Rhachodesmus Cook, 1895
• Sakophallus Chamberlin, 1941
• Strongylodesmus De Saussure, 1859
• Tancitares Chamberlin, 1942
• Teinorhachis Loomis, 1961
• Tiphallus Chamberlin, 1952
• Unculabes Causey, 1971

References

1. "Rhachodesmidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
2. "Rhachodesmidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• Brewer, M. S.; Sierwald, P.; Bond, J. E. (2012). "Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group". PLOS ONE. 7 (5): e37240. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...737240B. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037240 . PMC   3352885 . PMID   22615951.
• Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81 (3): 565–597.
• Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN   9781884549120.
• Sierwald, Petra; Bond, Jason E. (2007). "Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny". Annual Review of Entomology. 52: 401–420. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. PMID   17163800.