Glomeridellidae

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Glomeridellidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridellidae

Glomeridellidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Glomerida.[1] The males in this family have two pairs of telopods (leg pair 18 as well as leg pair 19) rather than the single pair (leg pair 19 only) found in other families.[2]

Genera:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Glomeridellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017.