Aphelidesmidae
| Aphelidesmidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
| Family: | Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 |
| Genera[1] | |
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c. 17 | |
Aphelidesmidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Description
[edit]Aphelidesmids are often large and colorful, but many are dorsally dark with yellow tips on the scutes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aphelidesmidae". Catalogue of Life. 30 May 2014.
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