Dalodesmidae
Family of millipedes
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Dalodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida, containing at least 250 species found in the Southern Hemisphere.
| Dalodesmidae | |
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| Tasmaniosoma armatum, Tasmania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Dalodesmidea |
| Family: | Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896 |
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Distribution
Species of Dalodesmidae are found in Australia (over 100 species), Madagascar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, South Africa, and southern South America (Chile and southern Brazil).[1]
Classification
Dalodesmidae is one of the major families of the order Polydesmida, with at least 55 genera and 250 species[2] (with some estimates up to 340 species[1]). It is related to the small family Vaalogonopodidae (8 species) with which it forms the suborder Dalodesmidea.[2][3]
The taxonomy is based mainly on the structure of the male gonopods.[4] Below is the list of species as of January 2014.[5]
- Abatodesmus
- Allawrencius
- Anthogonopus
- Antisoma
- Asphalidesmus
- Atalopharetra
- Atopodesmus
- Atrophotergum
- Blysmopeltis
- Broelemannosoma
- Bromodesmus
- Canacophilus
- Chiliosoma
- Cyphomeskelus
- Dalodesmus
- Dasystigma
- Dendrocaffrus
- Dityloura
- Doryskelus
- Drakensius
- Eparmatolophus
- Erythrodemus
- Eutubercularium
- Gasterogramma
- Gephyrodesmus
- Ginglymodesmus
- Gnomeskelus
- Gonokollesis
- Harpethrix
- Hemiphygoxerotes
- Icosidesmus
- Ischnocaffrus
- Kuschelodesmus
- Lissodesmus
- Microporus
- Mikroporus
- Monenchodesmus
- Notonaia
- Notonesiotes
- Oeciaconus
- Orthorhachis
- Pacificosoma
- Paredrodesmus
- Paurodesmus
- Pelmatotylus
- Peninsularia
- Perbrinckiella
- Philocaffrus
- Platytarropus
- Platytarrus
- Pleonarius
- Pristomeskelus
- Procophorella
- Pseudoprionopeltis
- Pseudothelydesmus
- Queenslandesmus
- Rhopaloskelus
- Schubartina
- Semnosoma
- Sphaerotrichopus
- Stenauchenia
- Tasmaniosoma
- Tasmanopeltis
- Tongodesmus
- Trematocaffrus
- Trienchodesmus
- Tubercularium
- Tzitzikamina
- Vanhoeffenia
- Victoriombrus
