Julida
Order of millipedes
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Julida is an order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from 10–120 millimetres (0.39–4.72 in) in length.[1] Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like structures.[2] Additionally, both pairs of legs on the 7th body segment of males are modified into gonopods.[3]
| Julida | |
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| Tachypodoiulus niger (Julidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Superorder: | Juliformia |
| Order: | Julida Brandt, 1833 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Zygocheta Cook, 1895 | |
Distribution
Julida contains predominantly temperate species ranging from North America to Panama, Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, Asir region, Saudi Arabia, and Southeast Asia.[4]
Classification
The order Julida contains approximately 750 species, divided into the following superfamilies and families:[5]
- Blaniuloidea C. L. Koch, 1847
- Blaniulidae C. L. Koch, 1847
- Galliobatidae Brolemann, 1921
- Okeanobatidae Verhoeff, 1942
- Zosteractinidae Loomis, 1943
- Juloidea Leach, 1814
- Julidae Leach, 1814
- Rhopaloiulidae Attems, 1926
- Trichoblaniulidae Verhoeff, 1911
- Trichonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
- Nemasomatoidea Bollman, 1893
- Chelojulidae Enghoff, 1991
- Nemasomatidae Bollman, 1893
- Pseudonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
- Telsonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
- Paeromopodoidea Cook, 1895
- Aprosphylosomatidae Hoffman, 1961
- Paeromopodidae Cook, 1895
- Parajuloidea Bollman, 1893
- Mongoliulidae Pocock, 1903
- Parajulidae Bollman, 1893
