Julidae

Julidae
Unciger foetidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Julida
Family: Julidae
Leach, 1814 [1]
Genera

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Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera.[2] Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical ecozones.[2] They are united by a characteristic form of the mouthparts, and are classified in the superfamily Juloidea of the order Julida, alongside the families Trichoblaniulidae, Rhopaloiulidae and Trichonemasomatidae.[2]

Classification

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References

  1. "Julidae Leach, 1814". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Henrik Enghoff, Gitte Petersen & Ole Seberg (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships in the millipede family Julidae". Cladistics. 27: 606–616. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00360.x.


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