Pseudopolydesmus
Pseudopolydesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Polydesmidae. There were previously at least 12 described species in Pseudopolydesmus.[1][2][3][4]. However, a review published in 2019 which used scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet fluorescence to produce detailed images of specimens recognised only eight species.[5] According to this revision, the species names Pseudopolydesmus euthetus and Pseudopolydesmus neoterus were placed as junior subjective synonyms of Pseudopolydesmus minor, and Pseudopolydesmus natchitoches and Pseudopolydesmus paroicus were placed as junior subjective synonyms of Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum.[5]
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Species
- Pseudopolydesmus caddo Chamberlin, 1949
- Pseudopolydesmus canadensis (Newport, 1844)
- Pseudopolydesmus collinus Hoffman, 1974
- Pseudopolydesmus erasus (Loomis, 1943)
- Pseudopolydesmus minor (Bollman, 1888)
- Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus Hoffman, 1950
- Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum (Bollman, 1888)
- Pseudopolydesmus serratus (Say, 1821)
References
- "Pseudopolydesmus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Pseudopolydesmus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- "Shelley R.M. The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". The Myriapods, the World's Leggiest Animals. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- Hoffman, R.L. (1999). "Checklist of Millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 8
- Petra Sierwald, FLS; Derek A. Hennen; Xavier J. Zahnle; Stephanie Ware; Paul E. Marek (2019). "Taxonomic synthesis of the eastern North American millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae), utilizing high-detail ultraviolet fluorescence imaging". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 187 (1): 117–142. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz020.
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