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Polydesmus Angustus
''Polydesmus angustus'', also known as the flat-backed millipede, is a millipede Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a resu ... in the genus '' Polydesmus''. References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070717172021/http://www.ento.csiro.au/ecowatch/Insects_Invertebrates/diplopoda.htm Polydesmida Millipedes of Europe Animals described in 1884 {{Myriapoda-stub ...
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Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ...
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Arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arthropod cuticle, cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate. The arthropod body plan consists of segments, each with a pair of appendages. Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical and their body possesses an exoskeleton, external skeleton. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. Some species have wings. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species. The haemocoel, an arthropod's internal cavity, through which its haemolymph – analogue of blood – circulates, accommodates its interior Organ (anatomy), organs; it has an open circulatory system. Like their exteriors, the internal or ...
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Diplopoda
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a tight ball. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no species was known to have 1,000 or more until the discovery of '' Eumillipes persephone'', which can have over 1,300 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi o ...
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Polydesmida
Polydesmida (from the Greek language, Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order (biology), order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the order Polydesmida are also known as "flat-backed millipedes", because on most species, each body segment has wide lateral keels known as paranota. These keels are produced by the posterior half (metazonite) of each body ring behind the collum (millipedes), collum. Polydesmids have no eyes, and vary in length from . Many of the larger species show bright coloration patterns which warn predators of their toxic secretions. Adults usually have 20 segments, counting the collum as the first ring and the telson as the last ring. juvenile (organism), Juveniles have from 7 to 19 rings. In species with the usual 20 segments, adult females have 31 pairs of legs, but in adult males, the eighth leg pair (the first leg pai ...
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Polydesmidae
Polydesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida. These millipedes range from 4 mm to 30 mm in length. This family includes species notable for featuring sexual dimorphism in segment number: Adult females in the genus ''Perapolydesmus'' have the usual 20 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last), but the adult males have only 19. Genera *'' Antrochodus'' *'' Archipolydesmus '' *'' Basicentrus '' *'' Bhutanodesmus '' *'' Bidentogon '' *'' Bosniodesmus '' *'' Bosporodesmus '' *'' Brachydesmus '' *'' Brembosoma '' *'' Calianotus '' *'' Chromobrachydesmus'' *''Cookia'' *'' Cretodesmus'' *'' Dixidesmus '' *'' Epanerchodus '' *'' Eumastigonodesmus'' *'' Goniodesmus '' *'' Haplobrachidesmus'' *'' Haplocookia '' *'' Heterocookia '' *'' Himalodesmus '' *'' Hispaniodesmus '' *'' Huzichodus '' *''Jaxartes The Syr Darya (, ),, , ; rus, Сырдарья́, Syrdarjja, p=sɨrdɐˈrʲja; fa, سيردريا, Sirdaryâ; tg, Сирд ...
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Polydesmus
''Polydesmus'' is a genus of millipedes in the family Polydesmidae. Species Species within this genus include: * '' Polydesmus abchasius'' * '' Polydesmus abstrusus'' * '' Polydesmus aegyptiacus'' * '' Polydesmus alatus'' * '' Polydesmus albocarinatus'' * '' Polydesmus almassyi'' * '' Polydesmus alternatus'' * ''Polydesmus alutaceus'' * ''Polydesmus angustus'' * '' Polydesmus annectens'' * ''Polydesmus arcticollis'' * '' Polydesmus areatus'' * '' Polydesmus armatus'' * '' Polydesmus astenestatus'' * ''Polydesmus asthenestatus'' * ''Polydesmus ater'' * ''Polydesmus barberii'' * ''Polydesmus bataviae'' * ''Polydesmus beaumontii'' * ''Polydesmus beroni'' * ''Polydesmus bogotensis'' * ''Polydesmus bonikus'' * ''Polydesmus brachydesmoides'' * ''Polydesmus brevimanus'' * '' Polydesmus bureschi'' * '' Polydesmus caesius'' * '' Polydesmus callipus'' * '' Polydesmus capensis'' * ''Polydesmus carneus'' * '' Polydesmus cavernarum'' * ''Polydesmus cerrrutti'' * ''Polydesmus cerrutii'' * '' ...
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Latzel
Robert Latzel (28 October 1845 – 15 December 1919) was an Austrian myriapodologist and entomologist who published a series of pioneering works on millipedes, centipedes, and allies. His collection of myriapod specimens, today housed in the Natural History Museum of Vienna, includes many type specimens. His monographs on the myriapods of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were the first comprehensive treatments of the large region's centipede and millipede faunas. He named nearly 130 taxa of millipedes (1 genus, 2 subgenera, 69 species and 56 variations) and over 40 centipede groups (2 genera, 29 species and 12 variations), as well as four taxa each of pauropods and symphylans. His work on millipedes pioneered the use of gonopods in millipede classification and species recognition. At least three authors have honored Latzel by naming a genus '' Latzelia'' ( Scudder 1890, Bollman 1893, Verhoeff, 1895). __NOTOC__ Major works *(1880): ''Die Myriopoden der Österreichisch-ungarischen Mo ...
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Millipede
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a tight ball. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no species was known to have 1,000 or more until the discovery of ''Eumillipes persephone'', which can have over 1,300 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or ...
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Millipedes Of Europe
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a tight ball. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no species was known to have 1,000 or more until the discovery of ''Eumillipes persephone'', which can have over 1,300 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or d ...
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