Julida

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Julida
Tachypodoiulus niger (Julidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Chilognatha
Order: Julida
Brandt, 1833
Superfamilies
  • Blaniuloidea
  • Juloidea
  • Nemasomatoidea
  • Paeromopodoidea
  • Parajuloidea

Julida is an order of millipedes. Members are long and cylindrical, typically ranging from 10–120 millimetres (0.39–4.72 in) in length.[1] Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like structures.[2]

Distribution

Julida contains predominantly temperate species ranging from North America to Panama, Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia.[3]

Classification

The order Julida contains approximately 750 species, divided into the following superfamilies and families:[4]

Blaniuloidea C. L. Koch, 1847
  • Blaniulidae C. L. Koch, 1847
  • Galliobatidae Brolemann, 1921
  • Okeanobatidae Verhoeff, 1942
  • Zosteractinidae Loomis, 1943
Juloidea Leach, 1814
  • Julidae Leach, 18147
  • Rhopaloiulidae Attems, 1926
  • Trichoblaniulidae Verhoeff, 1911
  • Trichonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
Nemasomatoidea Bollman, 1893
  • Chelojulidae Enghoff, 1991
  • Nemasomatidae Bollman, 1893
  • Pseudonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
  • Telsonemasomatidae Enghoff, 1991
Paeromopodoidea Cook, 1895
  • Aprosphylosomatidae Hoffman, 1961
  • Paeromopodidae Cook, 1895
Parajuloidea Bollman, 1893
  • Mongoliulidae Pocock, 1903
  • Parajulidae Bollman, 18938

References

  1. ↑ "Diagnostic features of Millipede Orders". Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ J. Gordon Blower (1985). Millipedes: Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Linnaean Society of London. ISBN 90-04-07698-0. 
  3. ↑ "Geographic distribution of Millipede Families". Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 
  4. ↑ William Shear. Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844 (PDF). In Z.-Q. Zhang. "Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa. 159–164: 3148. 


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