Glomeridae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
pill millipedes in the order
Glomerida
Glomerida is an order of pill-millipedes found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They superficially resemble pill-bugs or woodlice, and can enroll into a protective ball. They have twelve body segments, 17 to 19 pairs of legs, and males hav ...
. It includes dozens of genera, including many which are yet to be described
the family includes at least the following genera:
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Apheromeris''
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Apiomeris''
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Armadillo
Armadillos (meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish) are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra, along wi ...
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Corsikomeris''
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Dinoglomeris''
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Epiromeris''
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Euglomeris''
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Eupeyerimhoffia''
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Eurypleuromeris''
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Geoglomeris''
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Glomerellina''
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Glomeris''
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Glomeroides''
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Haploglomeris''
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Hyleoglomeris''
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Hyperglomeris''
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Lamisca''
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Loboglomeris''
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Malayomeris''
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Myrmecomeris''
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Nesoglomeris''
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Okeanomeris''
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Onomeris''
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Onychoglomeris''
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Patriziomeris''
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Peplomeris''
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Perkeomeris''
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Protoglomeris''
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Rhopalomeris''
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Rhyparomeris''
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Schismaglomeris''
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Sicilomeris''
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Simplomeris''
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Sonoromeris''
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Spelaeoglomeris''
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Speluncomeris''
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Stenopleuromeris''
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Strasseria''
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Stygioglomeris''
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Sundameris''
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Trachysphaera
''Trachysphaera'' is a genus of pill millipedes in the order Glomerida
Glomerida is an order of pill-millipedes found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They superficially resemble pill-bugs or woodlice, and can enroll into a protective ...
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Trichoglomeris''
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Trichomeris''
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Trinacriomeris''
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Xestoglomeris''
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Zygethomeris''
References
Glomerida
Millipede families
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