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Polydesmida
Order of millipedes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Platydesmida or Polyzoniida.
Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species,[2][3] including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).[4] This order is also the most diverse of the millipede orders in terms of morphology.[5] Millipedes in this order are found in all regions of the world other than Antarctica.[5]
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Polydesmida | |
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Apheloria virginiensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Subclass: | Chilognatha |
Infraclass: | Helminthomorpha |
Subterclass: | Eugnatha |
Superorder: | Merocheta Cook, 1895 |
Order: | Polydesmida Leach, 1815[1] |
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Proterospermatophora Verhoeff, 1900 |
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