Pachydesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about 12 described species in Pachydesmus.[1][2][3][4]
| Pachydesmus | |
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| Pachydesmus incursus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Pachydesmini |
| Genus: | Pachydesmus Cook, 1895 |
Species
editThese 12 species belong to the genus Pachydesmus:
- Pachydesmus attemsi Wang, 1961
- Pachydesmus bazanensis Takakuwa, 1942
- Pachydesmus clarus (Chamberlin, 1918)
- Pachydesmus crassicutis (Wood, 1864)
- Pachydesmus cummingsiensis Verhoeff, 1944
- Pachydesmus denticulatus Chamberlin, 1946
- Pachydesmus duplex Chamberlin, 1939
- Pachydesmus incursus Chamberlin, 1939
- Pachydesmus kisatchinsis Chamberlin, 1942
- Pachydesmus laticollis (Attems, 1899)
- Pachydesmus retrorsus Chamberlin, 1921
- Pachydesmus simulans Chamberlin, 1942
References
edit- ^ "Pachydesmus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pachydesmus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Pachydesmus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ 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 2018-04-20.
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