Xystodesmidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Polydesmida, class Diplopoda. The family contains 22 accepted species worldwide.
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Boraria stricta (Brölemann, 1896)
Boraria stricta is a flat-backed millipede species in the Xystodesmidae family, …
Nannaria terricola (Williams & Hefner, 1928)
Nannaria terricola is a flat-backed millipede species found in the Great Lakes r…
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770
Apheloria virginiensis is a large North American millipede species found in deci…
Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939
Apheloria tigana, the yellow and black flat millipede, is now confirmed to be a …
Apheloria montana (Bollman, 1887)
Apheloria montana is a millipede found in eastern Tennessee and western North Ca…
Euryurus leachii (Gray, 1832)
Euryurus leachii (Leach's millipede) is a North American flat-backed millipede i…
Thrinaphe hargeri Shelley, 1993
Thrinaphe hargeri is a robust brownish xystodesmid millipede with uniform, non-a…
Sigmoria nantahalae Hoffman, 1958
Sigmoria nantahalae is a flat-backed millipede species in the family Xystodesmid…
Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
Xystocheir dissecta is a flat-backed millipede found on Northern California's co…
Chonaphe armata (Harger, 1872)
Chonaphe armata is a variably colored xystodesmid millipedes found in several di…
Tubaphe levii Causey, 1954
Tubaphe levii is the only species in the millipede genus Tubaphe (Xystodesmidae)…
Rudiloria trimaculata (Wood, 1864)
Rudiloria trimaculata is a millipede in Xystodesmidae found in eastern North Ame…
Xystodesmidae animals belong to the Polydesmida order in the Animalia kingdom. This species can be distinguished from other Apheloria species by specific gonopod features. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Xystodesmidae is classified in the order Polydesmida, class Diplopoda, phylum Arthropoda. virginiensis has a distinct elbow-like bend on its acropodite.
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