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Spirobolellidae

Spirobolellidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirobolida. There are about 11 genera and more than 100 described species in Spirobolellidae.

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Spirobolellidae
Paraspirobolus lucifugus, Okinawa
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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.123

Genera

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

References

  1. "Spirobolellidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. "Spirobolellidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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