Trichopolydesmidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Polydesmida.[1] This family includes two genera (Galliocookia and Occitanocookia) notable for featuring sexual dimorphism in segment number: adult females in these genera have the 20 segments (including the telson) usually found in this order, but adult males have only 19.[2] This family also includes the species Deharvengius bedosae, notable for being among the very few species in this order to feature adults with only 18 segments rather than the 20 segments usually found in polydesmids.[3]

Trichopolydesmidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Trichopolydesmidae

Genera

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This family includes the following genera:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Trichopolydesmidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Enghoff H, Dohle W, Blower JG (1993). "Anamorphosis in Millipedes (Diplopoda) — The Present State of Knowledge with Some Developmental and Phylogenetic Considerations". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 109 (2): 103–234. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00305.x.
  3. ^ Golovatch SI, Geoffroy JJ, VandenSpiegel D (2014-05-06). "Review of the millipede family Trichopolydesmidae in the Oriental realm (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), with descriptions of new genera and species". ZooKeys (414): 19–65. doi:10.3897/zookeys.414.7671. PMC 4086050. PMID 25009416.
  4. ^ "MilliBase - Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff, 1910". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2022-03-03.