Brachypauropodidae
| Brachypauropodidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Pauropoda |
| Order: | Tetramerocerata |
| Family: | Silvestri, 1902 |
Brachypauropodidae is a family of pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata.[1][2] This family has a nearly worldwide distribution.[3] Pauropods in this family are found on all continents except South America and Antarctica.[2][4]
Description
Pauropods in this family feature an entire first tergite, but at least the next two tergites are each divided into four to six sclerites. The pygidial sternum has two or three pairs of setae. The middle of the posterior end of this sternum has only one anal plate attached.[2][4] Like most adult pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata,[5] most adults in this family have nine pairs of legs, but adults in two genera, Aletopauropus and Zygopauropus, have only eight pairs of legs.[4][3] Each leg has five segments.[2][4]
Genera
This family includes 33 species distributed among the following seven genera:[6]
- Aletopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
- Borneopauropus Scheller, 2008
- Brachypauropoides Remy, 1952
- Brachypauropus Latzel, 1884
- Deltapauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
- Mojingapauropus Scheller, 2015
- Zygopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
References
- ^ "Brachypauropodidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b c d Scheller, Ulf (2011). "Pauropoda". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1: 467–508. doi:10.1163/9789004188266_022.
- ^ a b Scheller, Ulf (1985). "On the Classification of the Family Brachypauropodidae (Myriapoda; Pauropoda)". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 55 (1): 202–208 – via Naturalis Repository.
- ^ a b c d Scheller, Ulf (2008). "A reclassification of the Pauropoda (Myriapoda)". International Journal of Myriapodology. 1 (1): 1–38. doi:10.1163/187525408X316730. ISSN 1875-2535.
- ^ Enghoff, Henrik; Dohle, Wolfgang; Blower, J. Gordon (1993). "Anamorphosis in Millipedes (Diplopoda) — The Present State of Knowledge with Some Developmental and Phylogenetic Considerations". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 109 (2): 103–234. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00305.x.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Brachypauropodidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
External links
- Data related to Brachypauropodidae at Wikispecies