Spirobolellidae

Spirobolellidae
Paraspirobolus lucifugus, Okinawa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Spirobolida
Family:	Spirobolellidae Brolemann, 1913

Spirobolellidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirobolida. There are about 11 genera and more than 100 described species in Spirobolellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Genera

These 11 genera belong to the family Spirobolellidae:

• Attemsobolus
• Desmocricellus Attems, 1953
• Howeobolus
• Hylekobolus Wesener, 2009
• Paraspirobolus Brölemann, 1902
• Physobolus Attems, 1936
• Poratobolus
• Queenslandobolus
• Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894
• Strophobolus
• Walesbolus Verhoeff, 1928

References

1. "Spirobolellidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
2. "Spirobolellidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
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.
• 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.