Trichopetalum (millipede)

Trichopetalum
Trichopetalum dickbrucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Chordeumatida
Family:	Trichopetalidae
Subfamily:	Trichopetalinae
Genus:	Trichopetalum Harger, 1872
Type species
Trichopetalum lunatum Harger, 1872
Synonyms
Tynopus Chamberlin, 1940 FlagellopetalumCausey, 1951

Trichopetalum is a genus of chordeumatidan millipedes known from eastern North America. ^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Trichopetalum: ^[2]

• Trichopetalum dickbrucei Shear, 2010
• Trichopetalum dux (Chamberlin, 1940)
• Trichopetalum jerryblatti Shear, 2010
• Trichopetalum lunatum Harger, 1872
• Trichopetalum montis Chamberlin, 1951
• Trichopetalum stannardi (Causey, 1951)
• Trichopetalum uncum Cook & Collins, 1895

References

1. Shear, William A. (2010). "The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)". Zootaxa . 2385: 1–62. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2385.1.1.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.