Haaseidae

Haaseidae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Superfamily:
Family:

Haaseidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.[1] This family includes 29 species.[2] These millipedes are found in central and southeastern Europe.[3]

Description

Adult millipedes in this family range from 4.5 mm to 12 mm in length. The paranota are well developed, and the dorsal surface features very long bristles. The basal segment in the ninth leg pair of males is enlarged.[3] Species in this family have either 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).[4][3]

Genera

This family includes five genera:[1]

  • Haasea Verhoeff, 1895
  • Hylebainosoma Verhoeff, 1899
  • Maurieseuma Antić & Spelda, 2022
  • Romanosoma Mauriès, 2015
  • Xylophageuma Verhoeff, 1911

References

  1. ^ a b "MilliBase - Haaseidae Attems, 1899". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ "Haaseidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ a b c Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453 [415]. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 9789004156128.
  4. ^ 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.