Pyrgodesmidae
| Pyrgodesmidae | |
|---|---|
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| A pyrgodesmid in Singapore | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 |
Pyrgodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. The family contains over 200 species distributed in tropics around the world.[1][2] Some species are found only in ant colonies, and are considered obligate myrmecophiles.[3]
References
- ↑ Shear, W (2011). Zhang, Z.-Q., ed. "Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Animal biodiversity : an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa: 159–164.
- ↑ "Geographic distribution of Millipede Families" (PDF). Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ Stoev, Pavel, & Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena (2005). "Myriapods from ant nests in Bulgaria (Chilopoda, Diplopoda)" (PDF). Peckiana. 4: 131–142.
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