Biokoviella is a genus of millipedes belonging to family Anthogonidae in order Chordeumatida.[1] Adult millipedes have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).[2]

Biokoviella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Family: Anthogonidae
Subfamily: Biokoviellinae
Genus: Biokoviella
Mršić, 1992

Species

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The genus contains two recognised species:[1]

The genus was formerly assigned to the monotypic family Biokoviellidae,[2] but is now treated as a monotypic subfamily in family Anthogonidae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c MilliBase. Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. (eds.). "Biokoviella Mršić, 1992". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 978-90-04-15612-8.