''Oxidus'' is a genus of
flat-backed millipede
Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
Description
Members of the o ...
s in the family
Paradoxosomatidae
Paradoxosomatidae, the only family in the suborder Paradoxosomatidea (also known as Strongylosomatidea), is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. Containing nearly 200 genera and 975 species , it is one of the largest fami ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Oxidus''.
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Oxidus'':
* ''Oxidus avia
''Oxidus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae
Paradoxosomatidae, the only family in the suborder Paradoxosomatidea (also known as Strongylosomatidea), is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydes ...
'' (Verhoeff, 1937)
* ''Oxidus circofera
''Oxidus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. There are about nine described species in ''Oxidus''.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Oxidus'':
* ''Oxidus avia
''Oxidus'' is a genus of flat-b ...
'' Verhoeff, 1931
* ''Oxidus filarius
''Oxidus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. There are about nine described species in ''Oxidus''.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Oxidus'':
* ''Oxidus avia'' (Verhoeff, 1937)
* ''Oxidus circ ...
'' Attems, 1932
* '' Oxidus gigas'' (Attems, 1953)
* '' Oxidus gracilis'' (Koch, 1847) (greenhouse millipede)
* '' Oxidus kosingai'' Wang, 1958
* '' Oxidus obtusus'' (Takakuwa, 1942)
* '' Oxidus riukiaria'' (Verhoeff, 1940)
* '' Oxidus sontus'' (Chamberlin, 1910)
References
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Polydesmida
Millipedes of North America
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