Spirobolellidae
Appearance
Spirobolellidae | |
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Paraspirobolus lucifugus, Okinawa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Spirobolida |
Family: | Spirobolellidae Brolemann, 1913 |
Spirobolellidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirobolida. There are about 11 genera and more than 100 described species in Spirobolellidae.[1][2][3]
Genera
[edit]These 11 genera belong to the family Spirobolellidae:
- Attemsobolus
- Desmocricellus Attems, 1953
- Howeobolus
- Hylekobolus Wesener, 2009
- Paraspirobolus Brölemann, 1902
- Physobolus Attems, 1936
- Poratobolus
- Queenslandobolus
- Spirobolellus Pocock, 1894
- Strophobolus
- Walesbolus Verhoeff, 1928
References
[edit]- ^ "Spirobolellidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Spirobolellidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
[edit]- Brewer, M. S.; Sierwald, P.; Bond, J. E. (2012). "Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group". PLOS ONE. 7 (5): e37240. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...737240B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. PMC 3352885. PMID 22615951.
- Sierwald, Petra; Bond, Jason E. (2007). "Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny". Annual Review of Entomology. 52: 401–420. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. PMID 17163800.