Siphonophorida
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| Siphonophorida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Subclass: | Chilognatha |
| Order: | Siphonophorida Newport, 1844 |
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Siphonophoridae | |
Siphonophorida is an order of millipedes containing two families and approximately 70 species.[1] This order includes the millipede with the most legs, Illacme plenipes.
Description
Millipedes in the order Siphonophorida are long and worm-like, reaching up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in length and up to 190 body segments. Eyes are absent, and the head is elongated into a beak. [2]
Distribution
Siphonophorida occurs from southwestern USA to Brazil and Peru in the western hemisphere, as well as South Africa, India, southeast Asia and Australia.[3]
References
- ↑ Shear, W. (2011). "Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness". Zootaxa 3148: 159–164.
- ↑ "Diagnostic features of Millipede Orders". Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Geographic distribution of Millipede Families". Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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