Rhachodesmidae
Sign in to saveRhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderPolydesmida
- FamilyRhachodesmidae
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Rhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.
==Genera== These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae: Aceratophallus Carl, 1902 Acutangulus Attems, 1898 Ceuthauxus Chamberlin, 1942 Chromodesmus Loomis, 1977 Cornalatus Attems, 1931 Curodesmus Chamberlin, 1922 Diuncustoma Shelley, 1997 Dobrodesmus Euphallus Chamberlin, 1953 Metaphallus Chamberlin, 1952 Mexidesmus Loomis, 1977 Neoleptodesmus Carl, 1903 Pararhachistes Pocock, 1909 Rhachidomorpha De Saussure, 1860 Rhachodesmus Cook, 1895 Sakophallus Chamberlin, 1941 Strongylodesmus De Saussure, 1859 Tancitares Chamberlin, 1942 Teinorhachis Loomis, 1961 Tiphallus Chamberlin, 1952 Unculabes Causey, 1971