Desmoxytes planata, is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae.[1] It is a pantropical species with a vast distribution due to human interference in transportation.[2] It is native to Andaman Islands and introduced to Thailand, the Seychelles, Java, Sri Lanka,[3] Fiji and probably in Malay Peninsula.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Paradoxosomatidae |
| Genus: | Desmoxytes |
| Species: | D. planata
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| Desmoxytes planata (Pocock, 1895)
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Live specimens are pink colored.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Desmoxytes planata (Pocock, 1895) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Liu, W.; Golovatch, S. I.; Tian, M. (2014). "A review of the dragon millipede genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)". ZooKeys (448): 9–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.8081. PMC 4233391. PMID 25408607.
- ^ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "The Milliped Family Paradoxosomatidae in the Hawaiian Islands (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)" (PDF). Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Srisonchai, Ruttapon; Enghoff, Henrik; Likhitrakarn, Natdanai; Panha, Somsak (2018-05-29). "A revision of dragon millipedes I: genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, with the description of eight new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)". ZooKeys (761): 1–177. doi:10.3897/zookeys.761.24214. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 5988806. PMID 29875597.
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