| Xystocheir dissecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Genus: | Xystocheir |
| Species: | X. dissecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867) | |
Xystocheir dissecta is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These three subspecies belong to the species Xystocheir dissecta:
Motyxia is a genus of cyanide-producing millipedes that are endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi, and Santa Monica mountain ranges of California. Motyxias are blind and produce the poison cyanide, like all members of the Polydesmida. All species have the ability to glow brightly: some of the few known instances of bioluminescence in millipedes.
Xystocheir is a genus of millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. The genus is endemic to California in the United States, where it is distributed in the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada.
Promecognathus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Promecognathus. Both species of Promecognathus are known to predate upon Xystocheir dissecta, which is a species of flat-backed millipede that produces cyanide as a chemical defense. The beetles do not avoid exposure to the defense, meaning they are likely physically resistant to cyanide.
Selenocheir is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least three described species in Selenocheir.
Thrinaxoria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least three described species in Thrinaxoria.
Boraria deturkiana is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
Boraria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about seven described species in Boraria.
Boraria infesta is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
Montaphe elrodi is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
Montaphe is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least two described species in Montaphe.
Choctella cumminsi is a species of millipede in the family Choctellidae. It is found in North America.
Furcillaria aequalis is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
Furcillaria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least four described species in Furcillaria.
Xystocheirini is a tribe of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Xystocheirini.
Bdellozonium is a genus of millipedes in the family Polyzoniidae. There are at least four described species in Bdellozonium.
Sigmoria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are more than 40 described species in Sigmoria.
Cleidogona is a genus of millipedes in the family Cleidogonidae. There are more than 100 described species in Cleidogona.
Scytonotus bergrothi is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Polydesmidae. It is found in North America.
Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Polydesmidae. It is found in North America.
Xystocheir brachymacris is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
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