Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844) is a animal in the Polydesmidae family, order Polydesmida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844)

Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844)

Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, the Canadian flat-backed millipede, is a Polydesmidae species found in North America and Europe.

Family
Genus
Pseudopolydesmus
Order
Polydesmida
Class
Diplopoda

About Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844)

Pseudopolydesmus canadensis, commonly called the Canadian flat-backed millipede, is a species of flat-backed millipede that belongs to the family Polydesmidae. This species is found in North America and Europe. It can be told apart from the related species Pseudopolydesmus serratus by its characteristic black mid-dorsal stripe.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Diplopoda Polydesmida Polydesmidae Pseudopolydesmus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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