Boraria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about seven described species in Boraria.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Rhysodesmini |
| Genus: | Boraria Chamberlin, 1943 |
Species
editThese seven species belong to the genus Boraria:
- Boraria carolina (Chamberlin, 1939)
- Boraria deturkiana (Causey, 1942)
- Boraria geniculata Chamberlin
- Boraria infesta (Chamberlin, 1918)
- Boraria media (Chamberlin, 1918)
- Boraria profuga (Causey, 1955)
- Boraria stricta (Brölemann, 1896)
References
edit- ^ "Boraria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Boraria". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Boraria genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
External links
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