Rhinotus

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Rhinotus
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Rhinotus purpureus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polyzoniida
Family: Siphonotidae
Genus: Rhinotus
Cook, 1896

Rhinotus is a genus of millipedes in the family Siphonotidae. There are at least 20 described species in Rhinotus. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Species

These species belong to the genus Rhinotus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhinotus Cook, 1896". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Rhinotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. 1 2 "Rhinotus Cook, 1896". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. 1 2 "Rhinotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals" . Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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