Aphelidesmidae
Appearance
Aphelidesmidae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Polydesmida |
Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
Family: | Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 |
Genera[1] | |
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.