Pleurostigmomorpha is a subclass of centipedes, containing all the orders except
Scutigeromorpha
The centipedes or Chilopoda are divided into the following orders.
Scutigeromorpha
The Scutigeromorpha are anamorphic, reaching 15 leg-bearing segments in length. Also known as house centipedes, they are very fast creatures, and able to withstan ...
. It contains 4 orders, which are subsequently divided into 15 families, 363 genera, and 3104 species.
The
spiricales are always branched and present in pairs in Pleurostigmomorpha, as opposed to those of Notostigmomorpha, whose spiracles are shorter and appear individually.
A 2022 paper reported that "Lithobiomorpha is the earliest diverging clade while the order Scolopendromorpha and the order Geophilomorpha cluster into one clade."
[Yang, Y.-M.; Zhang, L.-H.; Lin, Y.-J.; Zheng, Y.-M.; Jin, W.-T.; Storey, K.B.; Yu, D.-N.; Zhang, J.-Y. The Genetic Diversity in Thereuonema tuberculata (Wood, 1862) (Scutigeromorpha: Scutigeridae) and the Phylogenetic Relationship of Scutigeromorpha Using the Mitochondrial Genome. Insects 2022, 13, 620. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13070620 Academic Editor: Mauro Mandrioli
Received: 29 May 2022
Accepted: 8 July 2022
Published: 11 July 2022
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References
Centipedes
Subclasses (biology)
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