Brachypauropodidae is a family of pauropods.[1] This family has a nearly worldwide distribution.[2] Pauropods in this family are found on all continents except South America and Antarctica.[1][3]
| Brachypauropodidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Pauropoda |
| Order: | Tetramerocerata |
| Family: | Brachypauropodidae Silvestri, 1902 |
Description
editPauropods in this family feature an entire first tergite, but at least the next three tergites are each divided into four to six sclerites. The pygidial sternum has two or three pairs of setae.[1][3] Like most adult pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata,[4] most adults in this family have nine pairs of legs, but adults in two genera, Aletopauropus and Zygopauropus, have only eight pairs of legs.[3][2] All legs have five segments.[1][3]
Genera
editThis family includes 33 species distributed among the following seven genera:[5]
- Aletopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
- Borneopauropus Scheller, 2008
- Brachypauropoides Remy, 1952
- Brachypauropus Latzel, 1884
- Deltapauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
- Mojingapauropus Scheller, 2015
- Zygopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
References
edit- ^ a b c d Scheller, Ulf (2011). "Pauropoda". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1: 467–508. doi:10.1163/9789004188266_022.
- ^ a b Scheller, Ulf (1985). "On the Classification of the Family Brachypauropodidae (Myriapoda; Pauropoda)". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 55 (1): 202–208 – via Naturalis Repository.
- ^ a b c d Scheller, Ulf (2008). "A reclassification of the Pauropoda (Myriapoda)". International Journal of Myriapodology. 1 (1): 1–38. doi:10.1163/187525408X316730. ISSN 1875-2535.
- ^ Enghoff, Henrik; Dohle, Wolfgang; Blower, J. Gordon (1993). "Anamorphosis in Millipedes (Diplopoda) — The Present State of Knowledge with Some Developmental and Phylogenetic Considerations". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 109 (2): 103–234. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00305.x.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Brachypauropodidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
External links
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