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Cryptodesmidae

Cryptodesmidae is a millipede family of the order Polydesmida. The family includes 18 species belonging to seven genera.

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Cryptodesmidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Suborder: Polydesmidea
Infraorder: Polydesmoides
Superfamily: Polydesmoidea
Family: Cryptodesmidae
Karsch, 1880
Diversity
c. 7 genera, 18 species

Cryptodesmidae is a millipede family of the order Polydesmida. The family includes 18 species belonging to seven genera.1

Genera

  • Diaphanacme
  • Maderesmus
  • Pocodesmus
  • Peridontodesmus
  • Pinesmus
  • Sierresmus
  • Singhalocryptus
References

References

  1. "Phylogeny of Family Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880". ITIS. Retrieved 19 December 2016.