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Platydesmida
Order of millipedes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Polydesmida.
Platydesmida (Greek for platy "flat" and desmos "bond") is an order of millipedes containing two families and over 60 species.[1] Some species practice paternal care, in which males guard the eggs.
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Platydesmida | |
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Brachycybe lecontii (Androganthidae), a species found in eastern North America | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Subclass: | Chilognatha |
Infraclass: | Helminthomorpha |
Clade: | Colobognatha |
Order: | Platydesmida Cook, 1895 |
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